Supplier Quality Engineer

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Avaron helps you find assignments that match your skills and ambitions. As a permanently employed consultant with us, you get competitive terms – combined with the variety and growth that a consulting career offers. About the Assignment You will join a purchasing and supply network quality environment where supplier performance, production processes, and component quality have a direct impact on the final product. In this role, you will work close to suppliers as well as internal teams across technology, operations, and purchasing to secure consistent quality standards throughout the supply chain. The assignment combines supplier development, quality assurance, project work, and continuous improvement. You will help evaluate suppliers, strengthen quality systems, reduce risk, and support sustainability goals in a setting where quality expectations are high and collaboration is key. It is an exciting opportunity for you who enjoy combining hands-on quality work with broad influence across suppliers, projects, and internal stakeholders. Job DescriptionYou will assess and evaluate potential suppliers based on their quality systems, capabilities, and performance history. You will plan and carry out supplier audits and site visits to verify compliance with quality standards and agreed requirements. You will review and approve materials and components sourced from suppliers. You will drive quality assurance activities in projects, including APQP activities when needed, and support delivery according to DVP. You will monitor supplier performance through regular reviews, audits, and follow-up of quality metrics. You will work closely with suppliers to improve processes, quality systems, and ways of working. You will support suppliers with guidance, expectations, and best practices to raise quality performance over time. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve quality issues, contribute to supplier risk assessments, and support cost reduct