Overview
Supplier Development Engineer Jobs in Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area at Cornerstone Global Partners (CGP Group)
Title: Supplier Development Engineer
Company: Cornerstone Global Partners (CGP Group)
Location: Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area
The Company:
Our client is a leading global group with a strong international footprint and a well-established sourcing network across Asia. The company is recognized for its commitment to quality, innovation, and operational excellence, supporting both regional and global markets through strategic supplier partnerships and world-class manufacturing standards.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Lead supplier quality management activities for purchased products across local and regional sourcing programs.
- Establish and implement supplier qualification, assessment, and auditing processes to ensure compliance with quality requirements and approved supplier standards.
- Conduct supplier audits and assessments, identify improvement opportunities, and drive corrective actions to enhance supplier performance.
- Partner with Procurement and cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate and approve new suppliers for sourcing initiatives.
- Lead Print & Process Review activities, ensuring critical product characteristics, manufacturing processes, control methods, and quality expectations are clearly defined and aligned.
- Manage PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) activities, including process flow reviews, PFMEA, MSA, capability studies, dimensional validation, performance testing, and control plan assessments.
- Coordinate and follow up on corrective action requests (CARs) to ensure timely closure and full compliance with quality requirements.
- Analyze supplier quality data, production feedback, and field performance information to assess risks and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Drive supplier development programs utilizing quality and process improvement methodologies such as ISO standards, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma.
- Monitor supplier responses related to non-conforming products, including investigation, containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures.
- Collaborate with sourcing and engineering teams on strategic initiatives, including product qualification, process validation, and manufacturing readiness activities.
- Support continuous improvement projects focused on enhancing quality, cost efficiency, delivery performance, and supplier capability.
- Prepare and present quality performance reports and recommendations to internal stakeholders and management when required.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or related functions within an international manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of supplier quality systems, quality auditing, product qualification, and manufacturing processes such as casting, injection molding, and assembly.
- Hands-on experience with PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, SPC, capability studies, and corrective action management.
- Familiarity with quality and continuous improvement methodologies, including ISO standards, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma. Green Belt or Black Belt certification is an advantage.
- Strong project management, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities across cross-functional and multicultural environments.
- Well-organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.
- Good command of English, both written and spoken.
- Willingness to travel domestically up to 50% as required.
Due to the anticipated high volume of applicants, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
