**Supplier Quality Engineer** **Location:** Porto, Hipercentro Areosa Business Park **Working from home/office -** Hybrid working model Reports to: Commodity Supplier Quality Manager **Application closing date: Sunday 4** **th** **May** **Benefits:** + Annual Bonus Plan + Pension Plan + Parental Benefits + Referral Programme + Extra Vacation Days + Flex Days Off + Health Insurance + Enjoy your birthday off! + Enjoy 24 December! + Career development support getting involved in all phases of the global project lifecycle, and through 1:1 and tools such as unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Excel, and Language courses on-site + Dynamic multi-cultural environment (23 nationalities, 12 languages) + Employee Assistance Programme + 1 Day paid volunteering + Modern office facilities (social, dining, and relaxing areas) + Various discounts across retailers and services + Monthly Breakfast GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company at the forefront of innovation. Its origins date back to 1759 and for the last 70 years it has been putting key technologies into series production. We are the trusted partner for most of the world’s automotive companies, specializing in developing, building, and supplying market-leading drive systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies. GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais Group plc, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector. **Supplier Quality Engineer** - **How will you add value?** Acting as a specialist within the assigned commodity to assess potential new suppliers, you will develop existing suppliers and lead continuous improvement activities. You will be responsible for ensuring that GKN and Automotive Standards (IATF 16949 etc.) are being followed and that all supplied products are within agreed specifications. Using your communication skills you will develop a network of internal stakeholders and experts to leverage collaboration, performance and long-term relationships with suppliers. Key tasks will be: + Ensuring KPIs are measured and managed and that results are reported + Quality Assurance Testing Design and Review + Carrying out a range of quality management activities (under the guidance of senior colleagues if needed) to contribute to the identification and evaluation of current policies and business processes, identifying shortcomings and suggesting improvements + Resolving queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes + Document Preparation **Experience needed to set you up for success:** + Relevant qualifications and experience in procurement OR quality, within an engineering environment + Effective written and verbal communication skills (intermediate English) + Comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on managing vendors so that they deliver the best possible results given available resources + Creative Problem Solving - with examples of finding practical solutions for unexpected client problems, managing and controlling project-related changes when needed + Uses comprehensive knowledge and/or skills to act independently while providing guidance and training to others on identifying **GKN Automotive in Porto:** Established in 2020, our Global Business Services (GBS) is located at the heart of Porto (Hipercentro Areosa Business Park), where our 300+ employees provide support on a global level within areas of Finance, Procurement, HR and IT (to name a few). Our workplace is diverse and inclusive and our locally based team is represented by individuals from 23 different countries. Our culture is underpinned by our Values & Behaviours – **Ingenious, Collaborative, Driven, Principled.** _NOTE: Please submit your resume in English because not all our people managers speak Portuguese – and we are an international environment so English is our business language._ _We understand some applicants are less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every single qualification. Well we all need the opportunity to grow and develop in a role. The team at GKN Automotive would encourage you to apply if our advert has taken your interest, rather than ruling yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs. You never know, you may be exactly who we’re looking for!_ Why not join us and **Accelerate the future** Disclaimer: GKN Automotive does not accept agency resumes unless directly engaged by Talent Acquisition. Please do not forward any resumes to our employees. GKN Automotive will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. \#LI-Hybrid GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.