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 |
| Remote - Finland | 3 |
| Pero, Italy | 3 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 3 |
| Paris, France | 2 |
| Hyvinkää | 2 |
| Rovaniemi, Finland | 2 |
| Pori, Finland | 1 |
| Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic | 1 |
| Turku, Finland | 1 |
| Kuopio, Finland | 1 |
| Keminmaa, Finland | 1 |
| Lahti, Finland | 1 |
| Hämeenlinna, Finland | 1 |
| Den Haag, Netherlands | 1 |
| Seinäjoki, Finland | 1 |
| Madrid, Spain | 1 |
| Joensuu, Finland | 1 |
| Tamper, Finland | 1 |
| Tampere, Finland | 1 |
| Tornio, Finland | 1 |
| Rauma, Finland | 1 |
| Hannover, Germany | 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 |
| Legal Counsel | 4 |
| Engineering Intern | 4 |
| Product Architect | 4 |
| Product Designer | 4 |
| Project Manager | 4 |
| Intern | 3 |
| Researcher | 3 |
| Trainee | 3 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 2 |
| Support Specialist | 2 |
| Supplier Quality Engineer | 2 |
| Legal Assistant | 2 |
| Performance & Reward Manager | 2 |
| Financial Controller | 2 |
| Category Manager | 2 |
| Business Controller | 2 |
| Platform Architect | 2 |
| Business Partner | 2 |
| Data Analyst | 2 |
| Finance Analyst | 2 |
| Service Parts Planner | 2 |
| Customer Insights Manager | 2 |
| Legal | 1 |
| Senior | 1 |
| Developer | 1 |
| Requirement Specialist | 1 |
| Maintenance Summer Trainee | 1 |
| Editor-in-Chief | 1 |
| Manager, People Insights | 1 |
| Senior Offering Manager | 1 |
| Production Planning Trainee | 1 |
| Summer Trainee, Purchasing | 1 |
| Senior Program Manager | 1 |
| Finance Assistant | 1 |
| Vice President | 1 |
| Full Stack Cloud Developer | 1 |
| Record-to-Report Team Lead | 1 |
| Sales Manager | 1 |
| Data Engineer | 1 |
| Healthcare Professional | 1 |
| Expert | 1 |
| Business Analytics Trainee | 1 |
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| Test Automation Specialist | 1 |
| Senior GenAI Engineer | 1 |
| Cybersecurity Trainee | 1 |
| Manager/Senior Manager | 1 |
| Business Development Manager | 1 |
| FinOps Lead | 1 |
| Elevator Maintenance Technician | 1 |
| Material Management | 1 |
| Director | 1 |
| Security Engineer | 1 |
| Full Stack Developer | 1 |
| Finance Trainee | 1 |
| Technical Writer | 1 |
| Supply Chain Senior Engineer | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Manufacturing Worker | 1 |
| Finance Intern | 1 |
| Cloud Security Architect | 1 |
| Director of Executive Compensation and Global Mobility | 1 |
| Mobile SW Developer | 1 |
| Logistics Trainee | 1 |
| Supply Chain Coordinator | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Collection Specialist | 1 |
| Communications Manager | 1 |
| Business Analyst | 1 |
| People Insights Trainee | 1 |
| Global Trade Compliance Specialist | 1 |
| Performance & Reward Specialist | 1 |
| Purchasing & Logistics Finance Manager | 1 |
| Investor Relations Specialist | 1 |
| Test Specialist | 1 |
| Manufacturing Intern | 1 |
| Sales Development Intern | 1 |
| Senior Vice President Learning & Development | 1 |
| Specialist / Expert | 1 |
| Head of | 1 |
| Customer Insights Specialist | 1 |
| Production Planner / Scheduler | 1 |
| Design Student | 1 |
| Competence Development Specialist / Manager | 1 |
| Technical Design Lead | 1 |
| Senior Specialist | 1 |
| Solution Architect | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 1 |
| Patent Expert | 1 |
| Purchasing Manager | 1 |
| Trade Compliance Manager | 1 |
| Analyst | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 70 |
| Intern | 47 |
| Senior | 24 |
| Manager | 24 |
| Expert | 3 |
| Executive | 1 |
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