Supplier Development Engineer

Role overview

Supplier Development Engineer at Flowserve

Working closely with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Category Management, and Divisional teams, this position drives proactive supplier-development activities, continuous improvement, supplier readiness, risk mitigation, and long-term supplier partnerships.

Required qualifications

• + Minimum 8 years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, procurement, manufacturing, or a related discipline.

Employment details

• Location: Bengaluru [IND]

Application details

• Flowserve will also not discriminate against an applicant or employee for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co-workers.

About the employer

• Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, delivering comprehensive flow control solutions that support essential industries such as energy, clean water, and pharmaceuticals.
• At Flowserve, we're inspired by what we can achieve together—creating extraordinary flow control solutions that strengthen today's world while building tomorrow.
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Additional role details

• Company Overview:
• If you're looking for a culture built on ingenuity, innovation, and excellence, Flowserve offers the opportunity to put your experience in motion.
• Whether you're an individual contributor or a people leader, you'll find meaningful opportunities for professional growth, competitive rewards, and a workplace grounded in our core values: People, Safety, Integrity, Ownership and Ingenuity.
• *Supplier Development Engineer**
• *Role Summary**
• The Supplier Development Engineer is responsible for supporting the development, qualification, and improvement of supplier capability and capacity in line with strategic business initiatives.
• The role focuses on improving supplier performance, competitiveness, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, process capability, certifications, and compliance.
• The role may also provide technical subject-matter expertise and support for reactive supplier-performance issues, including critical root-cause corrective-action activities.
• The Supplier Development Engineer, Specialist supports supplier onboarding, qualification, capability evaluations, supplier audits, and improvement programs to help meet operational, quality, cost, sustainability, and supply-continuity objectives.
• *Key Responsibilities**
• *Supplier Development and Performance Improvement**
• + Lead supplier-development initiatives to improve supplier quality, delivery, cost, capacity, certifications, process development, and compliance.
• + Identify underperforming suppliers and establish structured improvement plans with defined key performance indicators.
• + Support the development and qualification of key suppliers’ capability and capacity in support of strategic initiatives.
• + Drive supplier continuous-improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• + Provide supplier-development support for assigned Category Management and Divisional team initiatives.
• + Act as a key escalation resource for supplier-performance issues and support critical root-cause corrective-action activities when required.
• *Supplier Assessment, Qualification, and Onboarding**
• + Conduct supplier assessments, audits, capability evaluations, and PPAP reviews to support new supplier approvals and onboarding.
• + Support supplier onboarding, qualification, and development programs.
• + Evaluate supplier capability, process readiness, certifications, and compliance against company requirements.
• + Ensure suppliers meet applicable company standards, regulatory requirements, quality-system expectations, and sustainability goals.
• *Cross-Functional Collaboration**
• + Partner with Procurement to support sourcing strategies and supplier segmentation.
• + Work collaboratively with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Category Management, and Divisional teams to support supplier-development priorities.
• + Support Product Development Lifecycle activities, including supplier-readiness activities and globalization/localization projects.
• + Maintain clear, open, two-way communication with relevant internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• + Build strong, collaborative relationships with strategic and critical suppliers.
• *Supplier Risk and Supply Continuity**
• + Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks, including quality, supply continuity, financial, and regulatory risks.
• + Support business-continuity and supply-chain-resilience planning.
• + Contribute to proactive supplier-risk mitigation and supplier performance management activities.
• *Required Qualifications**
• + Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• + Demonstrated leadership capability, including experience leading initiatives, influencing stakeholders, or managing supplier-development activities.
• + Strong knowledge of supplier performance management, supplier capability improvement, and continuous-improvement practices.
• + Well versed in Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• + Experience conducting supplier audits, assessments, capability evaluations, and supplier-improvement projects.
• + Strong communication, negotiation, relationship-management, and stakeholder-management skills.
• + Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment involving Procurement, Quality, Engineering, and business teams.
• + Ability and willingness to travel to supplier sites as required.
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• *Req ID** : R-21160
• *Job Family Group** : Supply Chain
• *Job Family** : SC Category Management
• EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans.
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