Supplier Engineer with German, Electromechanical

This is a hybrid role. Upon agreement between you and your supervisor, you are entitled to a flexible arrangement where you will be able to split your time between working from the office and working remotely.

Fresenius Medical Care is a people business. Our success depends on having the best and brightest employees, and helping them attain their personal and professional goals while delivering excellence in patient care and business results. Our employees embody our culture which is based on core values supporting our promise to improve the quality of life of every patient every day. These core values are: We Care. We Connect. We Commit.

As a Supplier Engineer, you will collaborate across Fresenius Medical Care (FME) and work with nominated categories of suppliers to proactively ensure the assigned suppliers can routinely meet the quality, reliability (supply, materials etc) performance and cost expectations of FME.  Working as a key member of the Electromechanical category team and partnering with other Supplier Development Engineers you are responsible to support the nominated suppliers through the supplier lifecycle (selection through design to sustainable volume production). Based on your strong knowledge in quality tools, you will continually coach and improve the supplier performance and track the relevant KPIs to avoid problems before they arise.

Your responsibilities:

• Evaluation and approval of preferred suppliers in cooperation with Quality & Procurement teams (based on the VDA potential supplier audit)
• Qualification of suppliers, process & product according to the Fresenius Advanced Quality Planning (FAQP) program
• Securing that the FAQP topics are covered, gate reviews held, and relevant actions monitored in the project team
• Assurance of the appropriate production maturity to hand over to the production team including safe launch
• Support the design and drawing review to achieve the targeted outcomes for quality standards, structure and content
• Prepare and conduct supplier process audits, process releases
• Support resolution of repeat escalations regarding product non-conformities as well as general improvement actions
• Apply Toyota Production System (TPS) principles to analyze and streamline supplier production methods for existing parts
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve quality while maintaining or lowering costs
• Collaborate with suppliers to implement Lean techniques to optimize production flow, enhance quality, and drive down lead times
• Track and report on supplier performance, focusing on quality, cost, and delivery metrics
• Work in close collaboration with Quality, Procurement, MSC & Verticals to improve and secure product- and process quality
• Coordinate activities and Supplier Development Engineer resources to support new addition and/or change projects with the Technical Project Procurement Team (TPPM)
• Monitoring of TPPM project progress to identify and mitigate potential Supplier performance related risks (Quality, reliability, delivery, sustainability)

Our requirements: 

• Engineering degree (such as mechanical engineering) or comparable qualification
• Advanced English and German
• Several years (6+) of professional experience in the field of supplier quality, purchasing or quality management
• Advanced knowledge in quality tools (FMEA, SPC, CpK, 8D, etc.), NPD and audit (VDA 6.3 preferred) as well as process validation, lean manufacturing and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Good technical understanding, analytical skills as well as strong communication and project management skills
• Working independently and target driven in a collaborative way and able to build relationships across functions and regions
• Functional knowledge of:
• MS Office
• GPDM System
• CAQ-Software/Trackwise preferred
• Willingness to travel (25% of the time)

Our offer: 

• Flexible working hours (start between 6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.) 
• Hybrid working mode (min. 1 day per week in the office) 
• Private medical care in LuxMed, 
• PZU life Insurance (voluntary insurance) 
• Unlimited international travel Insurance (with a global range) 
• Benefits System platform (120 points / month for multisport card, cinema tickets, online shopping etc.) 
• Language courses reimbursement (up to 70% of course reimbursement) 
• Studies reimbursement (up to 50% of study reimbursement) 
• Work abroad possibility (up to 30 days / year) 
• Recommendation programme (2000 PLN or 2500 PLN for successful recommendation) 
• Holiday allowance (up to 1000 PLN / year) 
• Childcare refund (up to 1200 PLN / year) 
• Glasses and contact lenses reimbursement (500 PLN per year) 
• Occasional gifts (e.g. 1st year anniversary gift) 
• Office team building activities and events
• Empolyee Assistance Programme