Senior Supplier Engineer (Based in Penang)

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 125,000 employees.

Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

Our values guide how we work:

• We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities
• We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together
• We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation

As a Supplier Engineer, you will collaborate across Fresenius Medical Care (FME) and work with nominated categories of suppliers to proactively ensure the assigned suppliers can routinely meet the quality, reliability (supply, materials etc) performance and cost expectations of FME. 

Working as a key member of the Electromechanical category team and partnering with other Supplier Engineers you are responsible to support the nominated suppliers through the supplier lifecycle (selection through design to sustainable volume production). Based on your strong knowledge in quality tools, you will continually coach and improve the supplier performance and track the relevant KPIs to avoid problems before they arise.

Ideal base location - Penang, Malaysia

• Evaluation and approval of preferred suppliers in cooperation with Quality & Procurement teams (based on the VDA potential supplier audit)
• Qualification of suppliers, process & product according to the Fresenius Advanced Quality Planning (FAQP) program
• Securing that the FAQP topics are covered, gate reviews held, and relevant actions monitored in the project team
• Assurance of the appropriate production maturity to hand over to the production team including safe launch
• Support the design and drawing review to achieve the targeted outcomes for quality standards, structure and content
• Prepare and conduct supplier process audits, process releases
• Support resolution of repeat escalations regarding product non-conformities as well as general improvement actions
• Apply Toyota Production System (TPS) principles to analyze and streamline supplier production methods for existing parts
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve quality while maintaining or lowering costs
• Collaborate with suppliers to implement Lean techniques to optimize production flow, enhance quality, and drive down lead times
• Track and report on supplier performance, focusing on quality, cost, and delivery metrics
• Work in close collaboration with Quality, Procurement, MSC & Verticals to improve and secure product- and process quality
• Coordinate activities and Supplier Development Engineer resources to support new addition and/or change projects with the Technical Project Procurement Team (TPPM)
• Monitoring of TPPM project progress to identify and mitigate potential Supplier performance related risks (Quality, reliability, delivery, sustainability)

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience within supplier engineering, manufacturing engineering, supplier development, industrialization, or new product introduction environments. 
• Proven experience leading:
  • Product transfer projects
  • Manufacturing transfer initiatives
  • Supplier qualification and development programs
  • New Product Introduction (NPI) activities
• Advanced knowledge in quality tools (FMEA, SPC, CpK, 8D, etc.), NPD and audit (VDA 6.3 preferred) as well as process validation, lean manufacturing and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Good technical understanding, analytical skills as well as strong communication and project management skills
• Working independently and target driven in a collaborative way and able to build relationships across functions and regions
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and supplier development methodologies.

• IT related - MS Office, GPDM System, CAQ-Software/Trackwise preferred

• Demonstrated success influencing cross-functional stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Experience managing technical projects involving engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain functions.
• Willingness to travel, 25% of the time

There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have -  all dedicated to your professional journey.

• Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world
• Opportunity to grow your career in a leading healthcare company, working with cutting-edge dialysis solutions and making a direct impact on patient care.
• A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one

• A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience
• The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company

• Be part of a collaborative, high-performance team, where your contributions are recognized and you can continuously develop your skills and expertise.