Then come and join our global team as Supplier Quality Manager Varian (f/m/d), to you will be a critical point of contact actively engaged in developing and implementing strategies to ensure Medical Device suppliers manufacturing operations meet aggressive quality, regulatory, and performance standards.

This position is full-time or part-time with a minimum of 30h/week.

Please ensure that your documents are submitted in English.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• You drive global supplier quality relationship management and development, ensuring alignment with company objectives and standards
• You collaborate closely with Strategic Procurement, relevant Commodity Managers, and site supplier quality engineers to improve supplier selection and collaboration
• You build long-term supplier partnerships, drive continuous improvement on critical quality issues, and implement proactive quality measures
• You are responsible for the supplier’s development and their compliance with quality standards. Therefore, you monitor and improve the supplier’s performance
• You are responsible for risk-based supplier audits ensuring ISO13485 compliance and quality driven outcomes
• Together with your cross-functional colleagues you implement Lean Manufacturing, PPAP, SPC, and Six Sigma standards enhancing suppliers’ capabilities

To find out more about the specific business, have a look at https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/products-services

Your qualifications and experience:

• You hold a degree in the field of Engineering, e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Biomedical, or equivalent
• You have working experience in Supply Chain engineering, design engineering or manufacturing engineering
• You have experience in a strong regulated industry, ideally in the healthcare and medical technology sector and strong understanding of ISO13485 and ISO9001
• You are an ISO Certified Lead Auditor. Ideally, you have gained professional certifications (e.g. one or more of CQE, CQA, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, Lead Auditor)
• You have experience driving improvements in a PPAP/APQP environment
• You have strong project management skills, especially in a project lead function
• You are proficient in understanding engineering requirements and design solutions in a regulated industry

Your attributes and skills:

• You have fluent English and German skills
• You are a proven strong communicator with internal and external partners
• You have strong track record of problem solving and driving process improvements
• You have passion for travel and on-site Supplier Engagement. You bring the willingness to travel to supplier locations both domestically and internationally, up to 30%, potentially on short notice