Staff Engineer, Supplier Quality in Paris, France

Staff Supplier Quality Engineer, FullRemote

The Staff Supplier Quality Engineer serves as a liaison between suppliers and Stryker to drive effective continuous improvement to the supply base. Works with internal customers and suppliers to support supplier quality issues and provide technical support for activities related to supplier quality system assessment, performance evaluation and quality improvement projects.

The Staff Supplier Quality Engineer collaborates with the strategic sourcing, auditing and development groups to understand capabilities and competencies of suppliers to fulfill quality and regulatory requirements.

Opportunities & benefits that the role offers

We grow talent; we give you the opportunity to develop your career based on your strengths. Stryker is a career destination for engaged passionate and talented people who are driven to seek the innovation, growth and opportunity that only we offer.

• Possibility to improve your skills and evolve your career

• Work in Europe’s 8th best ‘Great Place to Work’.

• Attractive flexibility in working arrangements.

• Permanent Contract

• Complete autonomy

Is this you?

You have at least 7 years experience in Supplier Quality in an industrial area (Medical device, pharmaceutical, Aerospace, Automotive)

You have experience in Lean, Problem solving and Continuous improvement if possible

You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, science or other relevant field.

You speak Fluent English A keypart of this role will be to work with international suppliers across the world.

You are a Collaborative Partner with excellent interpersonal communication and collaborative teamwork skills, who thrives to work with team members at various levels of the organization and from different cultures.

You stay focused on the Goal You are self-directed and enjoys problem solving while staying focused on the goal. You can organize and understand the importance of keeping track of what is going on in your goals/projects.

You do the Right Thing You have a high level of autonomy, responsibility, discipline, and attention to detail.

What will you do at Stryker?

• Assess and critique supplier processes and control documentation and drive improvement in the supplier QMS

• Support tracking and reporting of KPIs and other metrics associated with supplier performance

• Articulate detailed supplier performance results and trends to appropriate levels of management

• Propose and develop effective quality improvement plans to be implemented at appropriate suppliers

• Maintain and track completion of supplier action plans

• Provide training and problem-solving expertise at Stryker sites and supplier locations, as needed

• Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities at suppliers

• Provide support in third party audits relating to supplier quality engineering deliverables

• May act as a single point of contact for Strategic Business Partners and participate in supplier reviews

About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spines that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more that 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.