Supplier Quality Manager Varian (f/m/d)

Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honor our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause. It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever‑evolving healthcare industry.

We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally. Sounds interesting?

Then come and join our global team as Supplier Quality Manager Varian (f/m/d). You will be a critical point of contact actively engaged in developing and implementing strategies to ensure Medical Device suppliers manufacturing operations meet aggressive quality, regulatory, and performance standards.

This position is full‑time or part‑time with a minimum of 30h/week. Please ensure that your documents are submitted in English.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• You drive global supplier quality relationship management and development, ensuring alignment with company objectives and standards
• You collaborate closely with Strategic Procurement, relevant Commodity Managers, and site supplier quality engineers to improve supplier selection and collaboration
• You build long‑term supplier partnerships, drive continuous improvement on critical quality issues, and implement proactive quality measures
• You are responsible for the supplier’s development and their compliance with quality standards. Therefore, you monitor and improve the supplier’s performance
• You are responsible for risk‑based supplier audits ensuring ISO13485 compliance and quality driven outcomes
• Together with your cross‑functional colleagues you implement Lean Manufacturing, PPAP, SPC, and Six Sigma standards enhancing suppliers’ capabilities

Your qualifications and experience

• You hold a degree in the field of Engineering, e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Biomedical, or equivalent
• You have working experience in Supply Chain engineering, design engineering or manufacturing engineering
• You have experience in a strong regulated industry, ideally in the healthcare and medical technology sector and strong understanding of ISO13485 and ISO9001
• You are an ISO Certified Lead Auditor. Ideally, you have gained professional certifications (e.g. one or more of CQE, CQA, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, Lead Auditor)
• You have experience driving improvements in a PPAP/APQP environment
• You have strong project management skills, especially in a project lead function
• You are proficient in understanding engineering requirements and design solutions in a regulated industry

Your attributes and skills

• You have fluent English and German skills
• You are a proven strong communicator with internal and external partners
• You have strong track record of problem solving and driving process improvements
• You have passion for travel and on‑site Supplier Engagement. You bring the willingness to travel to supplier locations both domestically and internationally, up to 30%, potentially on short notice

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.