Supplier Excellence Engineer (m/f/*)

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game‑changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients’ lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Supplier Excellence Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Driving and leading the implementation of Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) and executing supplier transfers across Solventum (Procurement, Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and the External Supplier Base) to achieve measurable and increasing net cost reductions for existing products and materials.
• Partnering with suppliers to evaluate alternative materials, components, and manufacturing processes that offer cost savings without compromising product quality or performance, including conducting supplier audits alongside supplier quality and procurement.
• Driving significant supplier base reduction and consolidation by managing the change management process of moving materials from non‑strategic to strategic suppliers while improving costs. Ensuring complete validation and qualification by working closely with quality, manufacturing, and other stakeholders.
• Recommending and deploying dual/multi‑source supply strategies to ensure continuity of supply for key products, managing the change management process throughout implementation, and ensuring full validation and qualification through collaboration with quality, manufacturing, and cross‑functional teams.
• Leveraging strong project and change management skills to driving continuous improvements within the categories and introducing innovative strategies to support supplier excellence.
• Driving continuous improvement efforts by implementing lean methodologies and process optimizations to achieve cost‑reduction targets.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Material Science, Chemistry, or Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Fundamental experience in Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering

Additional Qualifications

• Masters degree Engineering or related field from an accredited institution
• Demonstrated experience working in Design Engineering and R&D
• Experience implementing significant improvements or establishing procurement industry best practices across functional areas.
• Strong track record of driving operational improvements (e.g. cost savings) to support the business strategy
• Influential with the ability to articulate and drive teams toward a common goal
• Familiarity with VAVE tools and processes
• Familiarity with Solventum CMP process (Change Management Process)
• Familiarity with supplier transfer processes
• Familiarity with Production Part Approval Process(PPAP)
• Excellent Program Management skills
• Excellent communication skills across various organizational levels
• Excellent negotiation skills and proven success working under pressure while driving projects to closure.

Primary Work Location

Seefeld bei München OR Kamen

Work Type: Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require onsite work at one of the following locations)

Travel: May include up to 15% domestic/international

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well‑being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community.