Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)

Our client is a mid-sized manufacturer of personal care products.

They are seeking a meticulous and highly-motivated Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) with a strong background in consumer products. In this role, you will work closely with suppliers, sourcing teams, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure supplier quality performance meets company standards and customer expectations. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience managing supplier quality processes within consumer product manufacturing environments, and is capable of driving continuous improvement across the supply chain.

Must be fluent in Mandarin, and also possess strong working proficiency in English.



KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage supplier quality performance to ensure compliance with company quality standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct supplier audits, process evaluations, and quality assessments to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes for supplier-related quality issues.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, test requirements, and quality documentation to ensure supplier compliance.
• Monitor supplier KPIs including defect rates, on-time corrective actions, incoming quality performance, and process capability.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) activities by qualifying suppliers and validating production readiness.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve manufacturing processes, quality systems, and production consistency.
• Manage incoming inspection processes and coordinate containment activities when quality issues arise.
• Ensure suppliers comply with applicable consumer product safety, testing, and regulatory standards.
• Participate in supplier selection, qualification, and ongoing performance management activities.
• Support cross-functional teams in driving cost reduction, manufacturability improvements, and quality optimization initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 5 years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, and/or quality engineering roles within the consumer products industry.
• Strong understanding of SQM systems and manufacturing processes.
• Experience conducting supplier audits and managing supplier corrective action processes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, BOMs, and quality documentation.
• Familiarity with quality methodologies such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, CAPA, SPC, 8D, or similar quality tools.
• Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and supplier qualification activities.
• Deep knowledge of diverse product manufacturing processes such as plastics, metal fabrication, electronics, and assembly.
• Experience working with international suppliers and cross-functional global teams is a major advantage.
• Fluent in Mandarin, and strong professional working fluency in English.
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites when required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality management, manufacturing, or a related field.

If you are qualified and interested, we kindly invite you to apply! In the meantime, please consider following our company page for more updates and relevant job opportunities.