Salary between 36000 - 45000 depending on experience

Location Wotton-under-Edge Glos

We are looking for a motivated Supplier Development Engineer to support our Supply Chain Development function through Design for Manufacture (DFM) activity new supplier onboarding and project delivery across multiple product areas. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on technical problemsolving supplier collaboration and influencing product and process quality from the outset.

Responsibilities

• Work across functions to capture and clarify purchaseditem quality issues defining robust problem statements

• Collaborate with Design teams to understand critical features performance requirements and DFM opportunities

• Engage with external suppliers to develop new components processes and services and to manage containment and corrective actions for quality concerns

• Partner with Purchasing to identify and develop new suppliers follow commodity strategies and mitigate supplychain risks

• Support GoodsIn Inspection to ensure effective incoming quality control

• Conduct supplier visits and assessments producing clear records and followup actions

• Generate highquality reports inspection summaries and rootcause investigations

• Lead or support projectmanaged item development activities

• Identify and communicate opportunities for improved process capability control and DFMdriven cost reduction

• Take ownership of departmental metrics targets and defined strategic projects

• Continuously develop your technical skills product knowledge and supplierengagement capability

• Share learnings across functions to improve crossteam understanding of supplier and process constraints

Key requirements

• Qualifications or experience in an engineering or manufacturing discipline (role level and salary scaled accordingly)

• Knowledge of engineering drawings inspection methods and GD&T

• Awareness of quality systems such as ISO9001

• Professionalism tact and diplomacy when working with internal and external stakeholders

• A driven selfmotivated mindset with the ability to learn quickly and work independently

• Strong problemsolving ability and a structured logical approach to varied technical challenges

Other requirements

• Willingness to travel to suppliers in the UK and overseas as required

• Ability to represent the business professionally in supplier environments

• Flexibility to undertake initial functional training at multiple MSD sites

Development and progression

Deliverybased performance assessments can support progression within the role structure with potential pathways into senior technical or teamleading positions.