Job Description
The Komax group is a pioneer and market leader in the field of automated wire processing. As a globally active Swiss company, we develop and manufacture serial production machines, customer-specific systems, quality assurance modules, test systems, networking solutions, and services for various industries. The Komax group has more than 50 companies with 3500 employees across five continents and a worldwide sales and service network.
Supplier Quality Manager
Key Responsibilities
Lead supplier quality activities for Chinese suppliers serving local and global Komax sites.
Conduct supplier qualification, audits, and regular performance reviews.
Ensure supplier processes are capable, stable, and aligned with Komax requirements.
Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures.
Support new supplier onboarding, product launches, and process validation.
Monitor supplier KPIs and report risks, trends, and improvement actions to management.
Collaborate closely with procurement, engineering, plants, and global quality teams.
Support the development of a best-quality and best-cost supplier base with strong supply security.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 5 years of experience in supplier quality, quality assurance, or related manufacturing quality roles.
Experience in a global manufacturing environment, preferably in the machinery industry with high mix low volume set up.
Strong English language skills, both written and spoken.
Structured, self-motivated, and independent working style.
Willingness to travel up to 50% frequently domestically, and internationally from time to time.
Ability to communicate in a management-appropriate and concise way.
Strong understanding of supplier audits, quality tools, corrective action processes, and manufacturing quality systems.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Chinese suppliers in an international supply chain environment.
Experience supporting multi-site operations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills in a matrix organization.
Ability to balance quality, cost, lead time, and supply security.
Familiarity with supplier development, process capability analysis, and continuous improvement.
Strong technical understanding
Sense of Responsibility
Maintains independence and objectivity in quality judgments—including the finding during incoming inspection and on-site audits—basing decisions on standards and evidence, not relationships, deadline pressure, or verbal explanations.
Demonstrates rigorous and honest professional conduct during unsupervised on-site or daily work. Accurately records issues and deviations and escalates them in a timely manner.
Takes full accountability for every supplier's quality corrective action follow-up, ensuring closure.
Personal Profile
The ideal candidate is a pragmatic and confident quality professional who can build strong supplier relationships while maintaining clear standards, accountability and integrity. The person should be comfortable working in a dynamic international environment and capable of driving measurable improvements across a strategic supplier base.
Information at a Glance
Posting Location: Shanghai (CN10)
Professional area: Operations
Career Level: Professionals
Employment Type: Fulltime
Do you have any questions?
For further details, please contact:
Amy Chen
