Sourcing Specialist - Supplier Quality Engineering

Do you enjoy driving supplier quality excellence and partnering with suppliers to improve product performance?
Are you passionate about using quality systems, audits, and continuous improvement tools to ensure best-in-class supplier quality?

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company, who delivers across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries. Our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward! Making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

As a Sourcing Specialist – Supplier Quality Engineering, for you are serving as the focal point for supplier quality activities across the Process and Pipeline Services business. You are providing technical guidance to suppliers, driving supplier qualifications, managing quality issues, and ensuring compliance with engineering specifications and quality requirements. You are collaborating with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to improve supplier performance and reduce quality risks.

You are leading audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver high-quality products and exceptional customer value.

• Serving as the focal point for supplier quality activities within the Baker Hughes Digital Solutions, Process and Pipeline Services business.
• Providing technical guidance to suppliers to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and customer flow-down requirements.
• Leading supplier qualification activities and supporting supplier onboarding processes.
• Driving continuous improvement programs through issue analysis, surveillance audits, and corrective action management.
• Participating in Management Review Board (MRB) meetings and supporting quality decision-making processes.
• Monitoring and reporting supplier quality KPIs, including non-conformities, cost of quality, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Performing supplier audits, documenting findings, and driving closure of audit actions.
• Managing supplier deviation requests and ensuring appropriate resolution.
• Conducting first-piece qualifications for new parts and documenting approvals in quality systems such as ESQM.
• Executing supplier corrective action requests (SCARs), process control activities, and supplier quality assurance initiatives.
• Monitoring Supplier Cost of Quality (COQ) and driving recovery activities with suppliers.
• Supporting development of supplier quality scorecards, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Collaborating closely with Waygate, Inspection, Industrial Flow, and site quality teams to coordinate supplier quality improvements.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have an Engineering degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Have 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Product Engineering, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing Quality.
• Have strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Have experience using structured problem-solving methodologies and quality improvement tools.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Have the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Have a results-oriented mindset with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Have knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, quality tools, and statistical analysis methods.
• Have experience within industries such as Oil & Gas, Energy, Automotive, Aerospace, or Industrial Manufacturing.
• Have hands-on experience in Electronics, Machining, Fabrication, or related engineering disciplines.
• Have experience managing supplier qualifications, audits, corrective actions, and supplier development programs.
• Have proficiency with supplier quality systems, scorecards, and reporting tools.
• Have Lead Auditor certification from a recognized accreditation body.

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