You as a APMEA HUB Supply Quality & Development Engineer will be part of Hitachi Energy business based in Sharkia, Egypt. You will Lead supply quality and development activities for one factory and five service unit under your responsibility. You will ensure the highest quality standards and on-time delivery of suppliers, materials and parts using quality assurance methodologies and necessary supplier improvement initiatives. Drive sustainability in the supply chain. Conducting quality audits, surveillance, and inspections at supplier manufacturing locations. Performing supply quality issue resolution for escalated suppliers. Leading supplier performance improvement actions for targeted suppliers. Your responsibilities: Supporting category managers and factory supply chain managers with supplier qualification process through evaluating the supplier qualification assessment forms and recommending the appropriate qualification level. Ensuring the supply base is and remains fully qualified and compliant through regular monitoring and the reporting of the qualification status. Driving sustainability and onboard suppliers in Eco Vadis. Planning and conducting the required supplier on-site audits including the assessment reporting (with qualification decision), corrective action plan alignment with the suppliers. Following-up and confirming the effective closure of corrective action plan items by the suppliers. Participating in the SSDP (Supplier Sustainability Development Program) assessments. Conducting regular status update meetings with the suppliers and confirm the closure of corrective action plan items by the suppliers within the defined resolution time frame. Performing and documenting PPAP for new supplier developments. Leading the production part approval process for the high priority cases including the coordination of trial parts and first article inspection activities with the factory quality function. Visualizing the successfully completed PPAP’s at the global/regional level to all the whole SCM and Quality community to avoid duplication of efforts. Leading non-conformity resolution process with the suppliers in case of the escalated technical issues from the factories and ensure the effective root-cause analysis and the countermeasure implementation by the suppliers. Monitoring and consolidating the supplier delivery and quality KPI’s, the critical non-conformities escalated from the factories. Ensuring completion of annual Supplier Performance Evaluations (SPE). Identifying the critical supplier list within your area of responsibility. Planning and executing supplier on-site assessment in case of a detailed process investigation is required. Sharing supplier performance KPI’s and the critical supplier list regularly with the HUB SCM and the Category Managers. Leading supplier performance improvement actions for the targeted suppliers to meet the customer and the Hitachi Energy’s factories’ expectations (following DMAIC, A3 and/or 8D methodology). Leading escalation of suppliers in-case of “uncollaborative suppliers”. Monitoring and ensuring the supplier performance data, the supplier quality costs, and the claims are reported according to PG/PGTR guidelines and instructions. Implementing company supply quality procedures within the assigned responsibility area. Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. Your background A bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the disciplines: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or production engineering. Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required. 5+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing quality assurance. Experience from transformer or automotive industry is a plus. Proven skills in auditing and part qualification processes. Knowledge in manufacturing of electrical steel, cores, conductors, insulation kits, insulation boards, bushings, tap changers and other transformer accessories. Good understanding in ISO standards, UN´s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Eco Vadis, REACH, RoHS, FMEA, PPAP and Conflict Minerals.