Supplier Quality Engineer
MarketlabSUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER Job Description Who We Are: Marketlab is a market leading healthcare solutions organization specializing in the design, manufacturing, and sourcing of private label products. It’s our mission to provide our healthcare partners timely solutions with a straightforward approach based on knowing them and their work. Every day we strive to positively impact the lives of the people who in turn impact the health and wellness of our communities. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Marketlab’s success is built upon a foundation of collaboration, innovation, and the belief that every team member plays a vital role in creating an exceptional customer service experience. The Opportunity: The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring suppliers consistently meet Marketlab’s quality, regulatory, technical, and performance requirements. This position serves as the primary Quality interface with suppliers and works cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs to establish appropriate supplier and product controls. The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for supplier qualification and monitoring, supplier audits, incoming quality controls, nonconforming material investigations, supplier corrective actions, product specifications, risk management, and continuous improvement activities. This role also provides Quality Engineering support for new and existing products to ensure supplier-manufactured products meet defined specifications and applicable Quality Management System requirements. This role reports to: Quality and Regulatory Manager Functional/Technical Competencies: Quality Focus – Demonstrates a strong commitment to product quality and consistently applies risk-based thinking when evaluating supplier and product issues. Technical Expertise – Applies Quality Engineering principles, statistical methods, inspection techniques, and manufacturing knowledge to supplier and product quality issues. Supplier Management – Establishes productive supplier relationships while maintaining clear expectations and accountability for quality performance. Decision Making – Uses objective evidence, risk, technical requirements, and quality data to make sound decisions regarding supplier and product quality. Continuous Improvement – Identifies opportunities to improve supplier capability, reduce defects, strengthen controls, and improve Quality System effectiveness. Behavioral Competencies: Business Acumen – Understands the business implications of supplier quality decisions and balances quality, regulatory, customer, operational, and business requirements. Problem Solving – Identifies and analyzes complex quality problems, determines root cause, and develops effective and sustainable corrective actions. Leadership and Coaching – Provides clear direction, technical guidance, feedback, and support to direct reports while promoting accountability and professional development. Communication – Communicates technical and quality requirements clearly and effectively with suppliers, Engineering, Operations, management, and international team members. Quality of Work – Accepts responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of work and maintains appropriate documentation. Teamwork – Collaborates effectively with Engineering, Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, and suppliers to achieve business and quality objectives. What You’ll Do: Manage the supplier quality lifecycle, including qualification, approval, monitoring, reevaluation, and disqualification, based on product risk, supplier capabilities, certifications, regulatory status, and quality performance. Conduct supplier audits and assessments, establish quality requirements and agreements, and build productive supplier relationships with clear expectations and account…