Supplier Quality Manager (Manufacturing)

Location: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; office attendance five days a week. Relocation assistance may be available. A valid work permit or EU-25/EFTA citizenship is required.

Base minimum pay: €89,785 per year.

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction and mining equipment, off-highway engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.

What you will do

• Manage supply-network activities focused on incoming supplier quality for the manufacturing facility.
• Collaborate with SDE organizations on proactive quality assurance for the supply function.
• Lead daily quality control and disposition, including CARs/AQEs, rework, scrap, returns, replacements, PDI, rejects, and issue follow-up.
• Ensure zero-defect material and services flow from source to dock and other required points.
• Work with suppliers to develop and improve quality levels.
• Manage a team addressing daily supplier quality issues found in manufacturing.

Requirements

• Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques, including structured frameworks such as PPAP and related documentation for validating supplier processes and managing product and process risk.
• Strong technical understanding of complex, high-volume manufacturing operations, including production processes, equipment, materials, and process controls; ability to interpret technical documentation and assess manufacturing capability.
• Deep familiarity with supplier management processes and methods for raw materials and product components.
• Understanding of manufacturing standards, procedures, and policies, with the ability to plan, guide, and monitor processes for compliance.
• Decision-making, critical-thinking, communication, relationship-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of product-quality and production-method evaluation, with a focus on continuous process, product, and service improvement.
• Degree or equivalent experience in Supplier Quality Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• Very good German at least C1 and very good English at least B2.

Culture & Benefits

• Varied, responsible, and challenging tasks in a newly created entity.
• Compensation according to the hirify.global compensation system.
• 30 days of vacation.
• Company pension plan.
• Bicycle leasing, job ticket, and wellbeing allowance.
• Full-time office work five days per week.