Supplier Development and Quality Engineer

About VAT Group

At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world’s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We are guided by our passions integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation – always working together as #oneVAT.

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.

Join our Supplier Development & Quality team and play a key role in driving supplier performance, product quality, and operational excellence across our global supply chain. Drive supplier development, new supplier sourcing & qualification, and machining capability enhancement to support business growth. This role will also release workload from the Change Management team, enabling organization capacity to handle >100 organic growth change requests annually.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve supplier quality performance through KPI tracking and regular reviews.
• Execute end to end supplier qualification process from technical feasibility review to process capability validation and production readiness audits
• Lead supplier audits, assessments, and qualification activities.
• Support category managers in supplier selection process by providing capability and risk assessment.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for supplier quality issues.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) and supplier onboarding activities.
• Analyze quality data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to mitigate supply chain quality risks.
• Ensure compliance with relevant quality standards and customer requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance supplier capability and process effectiveness.
• Own and execute the change management process, including engineering changes, transfer projects and localization activities.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Supplier Development.
• Knowledge of quality tools including 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA & GD&T
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong hands-on machining knowledge (CNC milling and turning) with 3-5 years of relevant experience is highly preferred
• Possess material and surface treatment knowledge is an added advantage

Our commitment to inclusion, fairness and equal opportunities

We believe in meaningful careers, continuous learning, and equal opportunities for everyone to drive our innovation and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace. If you have concerns, our compliance channel is available at our website. All reports are handled with strict confidentiality and in accordance with our Code of Conduct.