Supplier Quality Engineer

Henkel group • Bay Point, CA

30d • $84,000 - $115,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is with Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business unit, focusing on empowering people to transform industries and provide customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings. The role involves driving supplier quality issues from initiation to closure, analyzing supplier performance data, supporting supplier selection and development, conducting audits, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain specifications and manage changes. The engineer will also drive the implementation of regional and global supplier quality strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Assurance, or Supplier Management.
• Experience in supplier quality processes, including supplier onboarding, complaint management, corrective actions, and complaint resolution auditing.
• Proven experience with problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, root cause analysis, CAPA, and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and drive supplier performance improvements.
• Proficiency with ERP/ SAP systems, Microsoft Office, and quality management tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in FMCG or automotive or aerospace manufacturing environments.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier quality issues from complaint initiation through closure, including 8D corrective actions, effectiveness verification, escalation management, and communication of lessons learned.
• Analyze supplier quality performance data and complaint trends to identify risks, drive continuous improvement, and escalate critical supplier concerns when necessary.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, onboarding, and development activities, including trial production approvals and supplier improvement programs.
• Conduct and support supplier, internal, certification, and customer audits, ensuring compliance with quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain supplier specifications, manage raw material and packaging changes, and support incoming quality inspection requirements.
• Drive implementation of regional and global supplier quality strategies, providing training, system support, and guidance to suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day one.
• Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time.
• Flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role).
• Vacation buy / sell program.
• 401k matching.
• Employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares.
• Annual performance bonus.
• Service awards.
• Student loan reimbursement.
• 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth).
• Fertility support.
• Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement.
• Discounted child and elderly care.
• Scholarships.
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities.
• Access to thousands of skills development courses.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level