Supplier Quality Engineer
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Salary analysis
Compared with the selected benchmark ("All roles in Remote - Global"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 93% lower. The offer sits below the benchmark range (€2,484–€14,831). The listed pay band (€463–€728) is tighter than the benchmark, which suggests lower salary variability. This benchmark is based on 479 comparable listings.
| Market | Lower bound (25th percentile) | Median | Upper bound (75th percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All roles in Remote - Global | €2,484/per month | €7,145/per month | €14,831/per month |
KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry—our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. We provide elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors, as well as maintenance and modernization solutions that add value throughout the lifecycle of any building. The KONE Purchasing Organization is responsible for a resilient, industry‑leading supply chain network, enabling us to meet and exceed customer expectations. We are working towards a locally accountable, globally harmonized operating model for our supply chain operations. We work in an agile manner, navigating changing market needs together with our customers and partners. Supplier Quality Management (SQM) is a global organization within KONE Purchasing, responsible for ensuring safe and reliable People Flow™. We are now looking for a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join our European SQM team in Hyvinkää, Finland. SQM Engineers ensure that suppliers are capable and comply with KONE’s quality, safety, and sustainability requirements. The role applies supplier quality management processes, tools, and resources to drive supplier excellence. Responsibilities include leading and performing day‑to‑day SQM activities, planning and carrying out supplier audits, preparing and negotiating quality agreements, participating in product development, monitoring supplier performance, supporting performance discussions, identifying quality issues, driving corrective actions, participating in certification processes, contributing to supplier development, supporting negotiations, ensuring compliance, and more.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Lead and perform day‑to‑day Supplier Quality Management activities with KONE suppliers.
- Plan and carry out supplier audits in line with the annual audit program.
- Prepare, update, and negotiate supplier quality agreements (Quality Annex).
- Participate in product development and change projects.
- Monitor, analyze, and report supplier performance using KPIs.
- Support the supplier scorecard process and participate in performance discussions.
- Identify quality issues and drive corrective, preventive, and recovery actions.
- Take part in supplier certification and approval processes.
- Contribute to supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support supplier negotiations when quality commitments or improvements are required.
- Ensure suppliers follow sourcing principles, policies, processes, and procedures.
- Ensure supplier compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.
Requirements
- Minimum B.Sc. degree in a technical field. 3–7 years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing processes, supplier quality management, quality engineering, supply chain, sourcing, or similar. Fluency in Finnish and English (spoken and written). Experience in product and process auditing; experience with VDA 6.3, ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 or similar standards. Experience with PPAP methodology and VDA 2 requirements for supplier part approval processes. Understanding of manufacturing processes and technologies in relevant categories. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work across levels and cultures. Excellent project management and problem‑solving skills, with strong analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities. Good knowledge of supplier quality management methods and tools (Control Plans, CTQ, SPC, FMEA, Six Sigma, Lean, DMAIC, Poka‑Yoke). Strong solution‑oriented mindset and ability to follow through to ensure quality and sustainability. Self‑driven and motivated to learn and coach others. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (up to 30%).
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Espoo, Finland | 121 |
| Hyvinkää, Finland | 73 |
| Remote - Global | 35 |
| Helsinki, Finland | 9 |
| Pero, Italy | 3 |
| Remote - Finland | 3 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 3 |
| Paris, France | 2 |
| Hyvinkää | 2 |
| Rovaniemi, Finland | 2 |
| Espoo | 1 |
| Tornio, Finland | 1 |
| Hannover, Germany | 1 |
| Madrid, Spain | 1 |
| Tampere, Finland | 1 |
| Lahti, Finland | 1 |
| Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic | 1 |
| Turku, Finland | 1 |
| Rauma, Finland | 1 |
| Den Haag, Netherlands | 1 |
| Tamper, Finland | 1 |
| Keminmaa, Finland | 1 |
| Kuopio, Finland | 1 |
| Seinäjoki, Finland | 1 |
| Joensuu, Finland | 1 |
| Pori, Finland | 1 |
| Hämeenlinna, Finland | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Human Resources Specialist | 28 |
| Software Engineer | 10 |
| Maintenance Technician | 9 |
| Data Scientist | 8 |
| Manager | 7 |
| Product Owner | 7 |
| Product Manager | 6 |
| Software Developer | 5 |
| Project Manager | 4 |
| Engineering Intern | 4 |
| Product Architect | 4 |
| Legal Counsel | 4 |
| Product Designer | 4 |
| Trainee | 3 |
| Researcher | 3 |
| Intern | 3 |
| Platform Architect | 2 |
| Business Controller | 2 |
| Financial Controller | 2 |
| Supplier Quality Engineer | 2 |
| Business Partner | 2 |
| Support Specialist | 2 |
| Performance & Reward Manager | 2 |
| Category Manager | 2 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 2 |
| Finance Analyst | 2 |
| Customer Insights Manager | 2 |
| Data Analyst | 2 |
| Legal Assistant | 2 |
| Service Parts Planner | 2 |
| Customer Insight | 1 |
| Maintenance Summer Trainee | 1 |
| Security Engineer | 1 |
| Developer | 1 |
| Manager/Senior Manager | 1 |
| Healthcare Professional | 1 |
| Elevator Maintenance Technician | 1 |
| Cybersecurity Trainee | 1 |
| Director | 1 |
| Cloud Security Architect | 1 |
| Project Specialist | 1 |
| Manager, People Insights | 1 |
| Senior | 1 |
| Senior Vice President Learning & Development | 1 |
| Global Trade Compliance Specialist | 1 |
| Business Analyst | 1 |
| Program Manager | 1 |
| Requirement Specialist | 1 |
| Manufacturing Worker | 1 |
| Technical Writer | 1 |
| Data Engineer | 1 |
| Supply Chain Senior Engineer | 1 |
| FinOps Lead | 1 |
| Design Student | 1 |
| Editor-in-Chief | 1 |
| Head of | 1 |
| Technical Design Lead | 1 |
| Summer Trainee, Purchasing | 1 |
| Controller | 1 |
| Collection Specialist | 1 |
| Full Stack Developer | 1 |
| Finance Assistant | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Customer Insights Specialist | 1 |
| Record-to-Report Team Lead | 1 |
| Mobile SW Developer | 1 |
| Electrician | 1 |
| Sales Manager | 1 |
| Marketing Specialist | 1 |
| Test Automation Specialist | 1 |
| Supply Chain Intern | 1 |
| Finance Intern | 1 |
| Trade Compliance Manager | 1 |
| Director of Executive Compensation and Global Mobility | 1 |
| Senior Specialist | 1 |
| Business Analytics Trainee | 1 |
| Logistics Trainee | 1 |
| Performance & Reward Specialist | 1 |
| Business Development Manager | 1 |
| Sales Development Intern | 1 |
| Purchasing Manager | 1 |
| Solution Architect | 1 |
| Material Management | 1 |
| Production Planning Trainee | 1 |
| Production Planner / Scheduler | 1 |
| Supply Chain Coordinator | 1 |
| Vice President | 1 |
| People Insights Trainee | 1 |
| Legal | 1 |
| Expert | 1 |
| Senior Offering Manager | 1 |
| Manufacturing Intern | 1 |
| Analyst | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Competence Development Specialist / Manager | 1 |
| Senior GenAI Engineer | 1 |
| Full Stack Cloud Developer | 1 |
| Communications Manager | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 1 |
| Purchasing & Logistics Finance Manager | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 70 |
| Intern | 47 |
| Manager | 24 |
| Senior | 24 |
| Expert | 3 |
| Executive | 2 |
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