Supplier Quality Engineer

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting‑edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

• Drive supplier quality issues from complaint initiation through closure, including 8D corrective actions, effectiveness verification, escalation management, and communication of lessons learned.
• Analyze supplier quality performance data and complaint trends to identify risks, drive continuous improvement, and escalate critical supplier concerns when necessary.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, onboarding, and development activities, including trial production approvals and supplier improvement programs.
• Conduct and support supplier, internal, certification, and customer audits, ensuring compliance with quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to maintain supplier specifications, manage raw material and packaging changes, and support incoming quality inspection requirements.
• Drive implementation of regional and global supplier quality strategies, providing training, system support, and guidance to suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field, with 3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Assurance, or Supplier Management.
• Experience in supplier quality processes, including supplier onboarding, complaint management, corrective actions, complaint resolution auditing.
• Proven experience with problem‑solving methodologies such as 8D, root cause analysis, CAPA, and data‑driven decision making.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and drive supplier performance improvements.
• Proficiency with ERP/ SAP systems, Microsoft Office, and quality management tools; experience in FMCG or automotive or aerospace manufacturing environments and willingness to travel are highly desirable.

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day one.
• Work‑Life Balance:
  Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy/sell program.
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement.
• Family Support: 12‑week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships.
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement.

The salary range for this role is $84,000.00 and $. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above.

Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.