Due to internal move an exciting opportunity has arisen as Supplier Development Engineer in our Supply Chain organization. In this role, you assess suppliers' production ability when it comes to verify their production quality. You work from a given basis to guide the supplier in meeting our requirements and specifications. You have an important role in maintaining existing supplier relationships, where you act humble and with integrity as the bridge between our internal functions and our suppliers. Having contact with our suppliers via mail, Teams and visiting them is a natural part of this role, business trips will therefore occur about once a month.

Visiting our suppliers will be linked to checks before customer delivery, deviations or improvement projects, this to verify that we constantly deliver world-class products. You will be an important player in our work to handle deviations quickly and efficiently through root cause analysis reported in our system. You will have support in this work through various quality tools, such as 8D, PFEMA and Fishbone diagrams. If necessary, you will later participate in making a claim against our suppliers.

In this role, the preventive work is important. You participate in our Source and Method Change projects together with our strategic and operational buyers, this to quickly ensure new suppliers delivering products of right quality. You will also contribute to internal investigations to improve and streamline our processes. The ability to create and maintain good relationships internally, for example with our operational buyers and assembly fitters, are of great importance. Collaboration with our engineering departments is crucial, especially in new designs where you attend or lead meetings with the aim of ensuring manufacturability.

What we can offer
We offer an inspiring and safe work environment in a position with a wide range of challenging work tasks with the opportunities to make a real difference and develop on a personal level. We work with unique products at a world leading supplier of maritime solutions in an international environment. You will therefore have contact with colleagues and suppliers globally and work in multidisciplinary teams. We can offer flexible working hours and the option to work partly remote based on your work tasks.

Qualifications and experience
We are looking for you who have a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Preferably a good general technical understanding and experience from production or field service work is considered as a merit. Due to the nature of an international customer and supplier base, high level of English, both written and speaking, is important. Communication skills in other languages is considered an advantage. Collaboration skills and the ability to act on own initiative, is key to succeed, therefore we place great importance in your personal characteristics.

As we work with customers from both the commercial and naval market segments, Export control regulations are required for this position and questions related to citizenship will be part of the selection process.

Work location
Kristinehamn, but other KM locations can be considered

Point of contact
Tomasz Madej, Supply Chain Manager - Propeller Systems 

Georgina Fielding, HR Specialist

Sounds interesting? Apply today, latest 2024-09-30

Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries

Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn consists of 310 engaged people working with sales, research, development, design, service and assembly of market leading solutions for different types of vessels. Our Hydrodynamic Research Centre provides world leading CFD and Testing capabilities in support for our Product centres and customers. 

Our Propulsion and Handling division delivers world class products for propulsion, handling systems, motion control and waterjet for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore and naval. Our products enhance operational efficiency and deliver safe, secure, reliable and sustainable products to our valued customers.

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