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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer Share on: Apply now Management Level Lead Professional Job ID 0000036505 Category Quality Management Location Billund, Denmark Job Description Are you ready to act as the Quality Key Account for external plastic and processing suppliers in Europe and drive supplier quality excellence across a global organization? Act as a critical quality leader within Supplier Quality Performance, driving supplier qualification, performance improvement, risk mitigation, and quality governance to ensure products continuously meet The LEGO Group's quality, reliability, safety, and regulatory requirements worldwide. Note : relocation assistance is not supported for this position Core Responsibilities Acting as Quality Key account for external plastic and processing supplier located in EU. Play a critical role in new supplier selection and qualification by leading supplier assessment with cross-functional stakeholders, following up identified gaps, and driving lift-up actions where necessary to meet LEGO requirements. Accountable for existing supplier performance monitoring to ensure products continuously comply with The LEGO Group quality, reliability, as well as toy industry safety and regulatory requirements worldwide, including KPI setting, supplier annual audits, and Must Win Battle projects. Apply SME-level knowledge to drive scalable business solutions and manage/coaching suppliers to improve quality management systems and customer satisfaction. Be the key person driving quality incidents within complex environments, tactically balancing cost and quality to influence root cause analysis and improvement actions. Provide support and coordination with novelty project teams to handle development issues and mitigate quality risks while governing defined project deliverables at each development stage. Lead yearly special projects under strategy deployment. Play your part in our team succeeding The Supplier Quality Performance team is one of the functional teams under QiEP, Corporate Quality. Its major task is to secure a sustainable supplier platform that continuously delivers products that meet or exceed The LEGO Group quality requirements. As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, you will voice quality risks within project teams and drive risk-mitigation action implementation. You will visualize, report, and escalate quality incidents while driving problem-solving activities. You will set goals, monitor supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to ensure suppliers continuously deliver high-quality products. The role also adds value to the business by tactically balancing cost and quality within special projects. Do you have what it takes? More than 8 years in quality or engineering area. Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001 is required. Injection molding industry experience with familiarity in injection molding failure modes and quality verification methodologies. Hands-on experience with lean and quality tools such as APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, and 8D. Strong communication skills in a multicultural working environment and stakeholder management. Skilled project management experience. Sophisticated problem-solving capability in complex situations. English as the working language with native-level proficiency. Nice-to-Haves Qualified Auditor for VDA 6.5. Engineering background. Toy industry experience. Basic toy safety knowledge and understanding of international standards. #LI-CD2 Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.