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ANYbotics is a fast-growing mobile robotics company with over 200 employees, developing cutting-edge autonomous robot technology for industrial applications. This Supplier Quality Engineer role owns supplier quality management across a critical component portfolio that directly supports robot production.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and implement supplier qualification criteria, assessment processes, and approval frameworks
- Prepare and maintain supplier audit frameworks, questionnaires, and assessment checklists
- Conduct on-site audits of critical suppliers and drive audit findings to closure
- Monitor supplier performance, identify recurring quality issues, and initiate corrective actions
- Identify suppliers requiring Quality Assurance Agreements (QAAs) and develop QAA templates aligned with ISO 9001 and ISO 80079-34
- Review, negotiate, and coordinate QAA approvals with suppliers, Quality, Legal, and Procurement teams
- Define and maintain the supplier Non-Conformance Report (NCR) process, including detection, escalation, and closure workflows
- Establish NCR templates and tracking tools; communicate non-conformities clearly with suppliers
- Analyze NCR trends to identify systemic quality problems and drive corrective actions
- Initiate supplier development, improvement plans, or requalification when performance falls below expectations
- Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Quality teams in Zurich and internationally
You will own supplier quality for a portfolio of components critical to autonomous mobile robot production, with the opportunity to build and improve supplier quality processes as the company scales.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in supplier quality management with complex mechatronic products
- Hands-on experience conducting supplier audits and driving corrective actions through verified closure
- Strong understanding of root-cause analysis, 8D methodology, and structured problem-solving
- Experience defining and negotiating supplier quality requirements, ideally including Quality Assurance Agreements
- Ability to work effectively across Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality functions while challenging suppliers on quality and delivery
- Willingness to travel to suppliers and spend time on-site as required
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 80079-34 in industrial or manufacturing environments
- Experience building or improving supplier quality processes in a scaling manufacturing organization
- Familiarity with statistical quality tools such as SPC, Cpk/Ppk, and Pareto analysis
