Supplier Quality Engineer

Anybotics
Zürich, Switzerland
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with supplier quality management experience in complex mechatronic products, comfortable with on-site supplier audits and driving corrective actions.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in supplier quality for mechatronic products and a track record in audit frameworks
    — “5 years experience in supplier quality management with complex mechatronic product”
  • Individuals who have negotiated QAAs and driven improvement plans in scaling environments
    — “Experience defining and negotiating supplier quality requirements, ideally including Quality Assurance Agreements”
  • Professionals skilled in statistical quality tools and root-cause analysis for systemic issues
    — “Familiarity with statistical quality tools such as SPC, Cpk/Ppk and Pareto analysis”

Things to consider

  • Requires on-site travel to suppliers, which may involve international commitments
    — “Willingness to travel to suppliers and spend time on-site when required”
  • The role demands alignment with ISO 9001 and ISO 80079-34 standards for QAAs
    — “Develop and maintain QAA templates aligned with ISO 9001 and ISO 80079-34 requirements”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in defining supplier qualification processes and audit frameworks
    — “Define supplier qualification criteria and establish robust processes for assessing and approving new suppliers”
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate across Quality, Legal, and Purchasing teams
    — “Ability to work effectively across Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality”
  • Showcase your skill in driving corrective actions through to verified closure
    — “Hands-on experience conducting supplier audits and driving corrective actions through to verified closure”
  • Demonstrate your ability to analyze NCR trends and identify systemic issues
    — “Analyse NCR trends and recurring issues to identify systemic quality problems”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • defining supplier qualification criteria
  • conducting supplier audits
  • driving audit findings to closure
  • initiating supplier development plans
Typical background
5+ years experience in supplier quality managementbackground in manufacturing

Skills & requirements

Required

Supplier Quality ManagementSupplier AuditsRoot Cause AnalysisQuality Assurance AgreementsSupplier Performance Monitoring

Preferred

ISO 9001ISO 80079-34Statistical Quality Tools

Stack & domain

Supplier Quality ManagementMechatronic ProductSupplier AuditsCorrective ActionsRoot-cause Analysis8DStructured Problem SolvingSupplier Quality RequirementsQuality Assurance Agreements (qaas)Supplier NCR ProcessNCR TemplatesNCR Tracking ToolsStatistical Quality ToolsSPCCpk/ppkPareto AnalysisCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipTime ManagementProject ManagementMobile RoboticsIndustrial InspectionQuality AssuranceSupplier ManagementManufacturingEngineeringProcurementQualityLegalPurchasingNon-conformitiesQuality RequirementsSupplier ComplianceSupplier DevelopmentImprovement PlansRequalification

About the role

Original posting from Anybotics via Lever

ANYbotics is a fast-growing tech company dedicated to shaping the future of mobile robotics across multiple industries. Join our highly talented and motivated team of more than 200 people and work on cutting-edge robot technology.

Your Impact:

Your Impact

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Define supplier qualification criteria and establish robust processes for assessing and approving new suppliers.

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Prepare and maintain supplier audit and assessment frameworks, including questionnaires and checklists.

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Conduct on-site assessments of critical suppliers and drive audit findings through to closure.

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Monitor supplier performance, identify recurring quality issues and initiate improvement or development actions where needed.

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Identify suppliers, manufacturers and service providers requiring Quality Assurance Agreements (QAAs).

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Develop and maintain QAA templates aligned with ISO 9001 and ISO 80079-34 requirements.

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Review and negotiate QAA terms with suppliers, covering responsibilities, control points, traceability, non-conformities and other quality requirements.

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Coordinate internal Quality, Legal and Purchasing approvals for QAAs and monitor ongoing supplier compliance.

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Define and maintain the supplier NCR process, from detection and reporting through escalation, follow-up and closure.

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Establish effective NCR templates and tracking tools, and communicate non-conformities clearly with suppliers.

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Analyse NCR trends and recurring issues to identify systemic quality problems and drive corrective actions.

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Initiate supplier development, improvement plans or requalification where supplier performance falls below expectations.

Your Profile:

5 years  experience in supplier quality management with complex mechatronic product

Hands-on experience conducting supplier audits and driving corrective actions through to verified closure.

Strong understanding of root-cause analysis, 8D  and structured problem solving.

Experience defining and negotiating supplier quality requirements, ideally including Quality Assurance Agreements.

Ability to work effectively across Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality, while challenging suppliers when quality or delivery requirements are not met.

Willingness to travel to suppliers and spend time on-site when required.

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 80079-34, particularly in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Experience building or improving supplier quality processes in a scaling manufacturing organization.
  • Familiarity with statistical quality tools such as SPC, Cpk/Ppk and Pareto analysis.

What We Offer:

The opportunity to own supplier quality for a portfolio of components directly contributing to the production of autonomous mobile robots.

Direct collaboration with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Quality teams in Zurich and with suppliers internationally.

The opportunity to build and improve supplier quality processes as ANYbotics scales its production and product portfolio.

We offer you a very exciting and dynamic work environment, the opportunity to become part of a fast-growing company and an ambitious team that is on a mission to change the industrial inspection market, a chance to leverage your experience and bring in your own ideas, a fair market salary, an attractive employee stock ownership plan, and a job in the city of Zurich.

Agency Policy: We are not currently partnering with external search firms or recruitment agencies. Any profiles or resumes submitted to ANYbotics employees without a prior written agreement will be considered public disclosure and the property of ANYbotics, involving no liability or fee for subsequent hiring.

Source: Anybotics careers (Lever)

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