Supplier Quality Engineer

Are you experienced in working with suppliers and ensuring quality across supply chains? Do you enjoy collaborating globally and improving quality performance beyond your own organization? Are you committed to ensuring high quality standards throughout the entire product lifecycle? 

Then you could be our next...   

Supplier Quality Engineer 

In this role, you will play a key part in securing the quality of SKF Condition Monitoring / Machine Health products by working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders across the globe. 

As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be part of a highly skilled quality organization within SKF, supporting Development, Purchasing, and Supply Chain to ensure that suppliers meet SKF’s quality requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle. This is a global role with high impact, offering both responsibility and the opportunity to shape how we work with our suppliers. 

Key responsibilities  

In this role, you will manage and develop supplier quality in close collaboration with both external partners and internal teams. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Ensuring that suppliers and vendors meet SKF quality standards throughout the full product lifecycle 

• Supporting Product Owners and Solution Owners in supplier and vendor selection 

• Supporting Purchasing with supplier and vendor contracts from a quality perspective 

• Supporting Supply Chain in developing collaborative and effective supplier relationships 

• Deploying and applying SKF’s Quality Management System in line with ISO 9001 requirements 

• Owning, monitoring, and continuously improving supplier quality KPIs and process measures 

• Managing supplier evaluation and escalation processes, including follow up and corrective actions 

Your background and experience 

We are looking for a candidate with experience within supplier quality and quality assurance, combined with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. To succeed in the role, you are likely to bring many of the following: 

• Around 5 years of experience working within Supplier Quality, Vendor Quality, or a related quality role 

• A masters’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline is preferred. Relevant experience within supplier quality or quality assurance may substitute formal education

• Experience of supplier quality audits – as an auditor, an auditee, or through close involvement and preparation 

• Good understanding of supplier quality control processes and how they are applied in practice 

• Experience using structured problem solving methods such as 8D, DMAIC, PDCA, or similar approaches 

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and spoken 

• Comfort in leading and contributing to meetings with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders at different levels, while representing SKF in a professional and trustworthy manner 

We recognize that experience and strengths can take different forms, and that a deep background in one area can balance more limited experience in another. We therefore encourage candidates with relevant experience and a willingness to develop further in the role to apply. 

SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmly believe that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are – just be yourself. #weareSKF 

You will enjoy working here if you  

• Enjoy working in a global, cross functional environment 

• Are comfortable collaborating to reach agreement without formal authority 

• Like combining operational work with process improvement 

• Appreciate both structure and continuous improvement in quality work 

• Are structured and thorough in your way of approaching work 

Our offer 

At SKF, you will work in an international and innovative environment where quality truly matters. We offer: 

• A global role with impact on products used worldwide 

• The opportunity to work closely with experts across Quality, Development, Purchasing, and Supply Chain 

• A culture that values collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement 

What about perks? 

• A healthy work‑life balance with the possibility to work partly remotely. 

• A bonus program and Healthcare allowance 

• Career development paths with generous training and personal development opportunities. 

• A top modern office centrally located with everything you can think of. Here there is also an activity committee that arranges books clubs, Yoga, barbeque lunches and much more for the employees. 

 
Some additional information 

This position is based in Luleå, Sweden, and involves collaboration with suppliers and teams worldwide. The role requires travel to meet with suppliers within Sweden, as well as potential international travel one to two times per year. 

You will report to Nazanin Linder Bitaraf, Machine Health / Condition Monitoring Technologies, based in Luleå, Sweden. 

If you have questions about the position, please contact Nazanin Linder Bitaraf on nazanin.bitaraf@skf.com 

For information on the recruitment process you can contact Josefin Nelson, Talent Acquisition Partner Europe & Africa, at Josefin.nelson@skf.com. Please, be informed that we can’t accept applications via email. 

At SKF, we are committed to promoting fairness and inclusivity throughout our recruitment process. To achieve this, we may include assessments and verify the information in your application in compliance with country-specific laws and regulations.   

Is this you? 

If this sounds like a new step in your career, we’d like to hear from you. Please, submit your application and CV in English no later than May 7, 2026. We will review applications continuously, so don’t wait too long to apply!