Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

The Lead Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for overseeing supplier qualification, audit, and continuous‑improvement activities for service providers that support power‑plant maintenance projects across Europe. The role requires strong technical knowledge of repair and manufacturing processes, fluency in French, English and Arabic, and the ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, develop and execute vendor qualification projects from request validation to final documentation.
• Manage non‑conformance reports (NCRs) and lead root‑cause and corrective‑action investigations.
• Develop and implement improvement action plans with suppliers.
• Design and conduct vendor surveillance audits on schedule.
• Monitor supplier performance and act as the primary point of contact for supplier quality in the assigned region.
• Assess and develop key vendors toward industrial standards of excellence.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering (mechanical or related field).
• 5‑10 years of experience in supplier quality engineering, maintenance or field services.
• Proven knowledge of manufacturing or repair processes.
• Excellent oral and written communication in French, English and Arabic.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 50% and a valid driving licence.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel for data analysis.
• Lean tools for problem solving and process improvement.
• Experience with generative AI tools and web‑based workflow systems.
• Understanding of power‑plant sub‑systems and related specifications.