Supplier Quality Engineer

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer.

Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our team via [email protected].

We do not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

*We are unable to offer sponsorship or relocation for this role*

*This role is subject to right-to-work checks as per local employment laws* 

What you will do:

This position is responsible for partnering with suppliers to leverage their quality in order to improve our customer experience and to ensure compliance with current regulations and industry standards. 

• Performing supplier audits and reports
• Follow up CAPA resulting from supplier audits
• Keep the approved supplier list up to date
• Support procurement in supplier release and development 
• Manage and follow up supplier complaints
• Keep the quality document system with respect to supplier quality up to date
• Identify key raw material parameters that can result in bad quality and propose solutions
• Maintain supplier quality records and monitor supplier performance
• Maintain the relationship with key suppliers through regular review meetings
• Promote and follow up initiatives to improve quality
• Routinely practices and promotes safe work habits.

Authority in decision making:

• Responsible for supplier complaint process
• Can quarantine and reject defect raw material
• Can release or block suppliers through supplier escalation process or through approved supplier list
• Supplier development program

We are a dynamic organization in a rapidly changing environment.  Accordingly, the responsibilities associated with this position will change in accordance with the company’s business needs.  More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set for the above.

What you need:

Qualifications

• Familiar with industry standards and regulatory guidelines such as but not restricted to  ISO 13485
• Auditor accreditation in any of the above standards is an advantage
• Must be able to interact well with suppliers, peers, subordinates, and senior personnel in multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical background or experience in an industrial environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Analytical and organizational skills
• Knowledge of basic statistics
• Problem solving skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Willing and able to travel up to 5%.

What we can offer:

• Workplace Flexibility 
• Structured learning and development 
• Mentoring program 
• Competitive total rewards

Who we are! - Our Story:

Every voice. Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

Being open to every voice, every day, brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work. Across our diverse, global team, every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.

Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer. In the EMEA region, we have these Employee Resource Groups: 

• EmpoWer - focusing on the engagement, mentoring, and promotion of women
• Mental Health - striving to provide a safe space for employees to discuss mental health issues in the workplace
• Unite - supporting the LGBTQI+ and ally community in the EMEA region

To find out more about all our employee resources groups globally as well as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach, please go to our Diversity and Inclusion pages in the About Us section of our website: https://www.averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

At Avery Dennison, we do what we love, and we love what we do - Just click here, and get to know us better: Life @ Avery Dennison (linkedin.com/company/avery-dennison/life/emea)