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At Straumann Group we’re on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and impact - driven by our mission to improve oral health and transform millions of lives worldwide. United by purpose, we bring our best selves to work every day, embracing a high-performance, player-learner culture that inspires collaboration, curiosity, and ambition. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to take charge of your own career, harnessing your skills, passion, and enthusiasm for learning to continually grow and progress. Together, we’re not just shaping brighter smiles, we’re unlocking the potential of people everywhere, including our own.
Introduction
As Supplier Quality Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, compliance, and performance of Straumann Group’s global supplier network. Reporting to the Head of Quality Operations, you will lead the Supplier Quality Management (SQM) team and oversee supplier qualification, auditing, compliance monitoring, and quality system processes across a diverse international supplier base.
Working closely with Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and external partners, you will help strengthen supplier quality standards, support regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement across the organization. This is an opportunity to influence global quality strategies while leading a team that supports business growth, operational excellence, and patient safety.
Your Role
As Supplier Quality Manager, you will:
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Lead and develop the Supplier Quality Management team.
- Define and implement supplier compliance and quality strategies in collaboration with Procurement and other key stakeholders.
- Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, evaluation, and monitoring processes.
- Own and maintain Quality Assurance Agreements with suppliers, distributors, and relevant business partners.
- Oversee the global supplier audit program, including audit planning, execution, reporting, follow-up actions, and continuous improvement activities.
- Lead supplier quality audits and support the development of internal auditors.
- Ensure effective management of supplier-related non-conformances (NCRs), corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and product disposition decisions.
- Maintain supplier quality data and documentation within SAP, eQMS, and other digital quality management tools.
- Develop, monitor, and report supplier quality performance indicators and management metrics.
- Establish and harmonize supplier quality processes across Straumann Group manufacturing sites and third-party suppliers.
- Support quality assurance activities throughout the distribution network, including subsidiaries and distributors.
- Define and maintain incoming inspection requirements and batch release processes for externally supplied products.
- Act as business process owner for supplier document management and related digital quality systems.
- Ensure supplier quality activities comply with applicable regulatory requirements and quality standards.
Your Profile
Must-Have Qualifications
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Degree in Quality Management, Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Law, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in Quality Management within a regulated industry, preferably medical devices.
- Experience in Supplier Quality Management, including supplier qualification, auditing, and performance management.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and applicable regulations, including ISO 13485 and medical device regulatory requirements.
- Experience conducting or leading quality system audits in accordance with recognized auditing standards.
- Experience working with quality management systems, document control platforms, and ERP systems such as SAP.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills in cross-functional and international environments.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
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Advanced degree in a relevant field.
- Lead Auditor certification or equivalent auditor qualification.
- Experience with FDA quality system requirements and global medical device regulations.
- Additional language skills
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability
