Supplier Quality Engineer

The Supplier Quality Engineer will be supporting assigned suppliers to meet and/or exceed AGCO quality performance standards and their customer's product quality expectations by investigating, analyzing, and resolving supplier quality problems. This position leads in all supplier qualification endeavors including on-site supplier quality audits and supplier technical reviews. The Supplier Quality Engineer will also drive systematic APQP in the NPI phase to meet and/or exceed Supplier PPAP "Right First Time" targets.  

The candidate will mainly be responsible for Electrical/Electronics & Plastic/Rubber suppliers.

 What You Will Do

• Lead supplier qualification and approval, including on-site audits and technical reviews
• Drive systematic APQP for NPI part development and exceed Supplier PPAP "Right First Time" targets
• Continuously monitor and improve supplier quality performance (NCR, PPM, RFT)
• Champion problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to avoid repeat failures
• Work with Technical Service and Supplier Recovery team to eliminate warranty failures

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic or Chemical/Plastic preferred
• Must have advance English communication skills
• Technical experience in Electrical/Electronic & Plastic/Rubber commodities and manufacturing processes
• Familiarity with quality assurance and measurement techniques
• Experience in driving cross-functional business processes and leading supply chain quality improvement efforts
• 40-50% of travel

Who You Are:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a diverse multi-cultural team environment
• Experience in championing problem-solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to avoid repeat failures

AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural engineering with a portfolio of exciting international brands which deliver solutions to farmers in 140 countries through a full line offer from tractors and combine harvesters to protein production systems and smart farming software solutions – to an environment where the future is happening now. Join us as we bring agriculture into the future.