Supplier Development Engineer

BRUSH Group provides the energy solutions that help power our built world. From power transformers to switchgear and engineering solutions, for generations, the BRUSH brand has stood for engineering excellence. We are committed to supporting the global effort for industrial decarbonisation and sustainable development and have set ambitious objectives to achieve our target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Supplier Development Engineer is a crucial part of the procurement process, reporting into the Procurement Manager. Supporting the business with current suppliers and new suppliers. This role requires extensive UK and international travel.

• Support the Supply Chain Strategy in eliminating risk of single source vendors.
• Generate, develop and maintain an approved supplier list for BRUSH, ensuring compliance and life cycle through auditing and collaboration.
• Support the vendors on Business Improvements and collaborating on cost saving initiatives through value engineering.
• Capture on‑time delivery and quality incidents from system driven supplier performance data, that forms part of KPI / balanced scorecard measures to be communicated across the supply base.
• Manage processes for non‑conforming products & suppliers ensuring any financial liabilities affecting BRUSH are recharged to the supplier.
• Continuous improvement activities for prevention and future proofing for both parties.
• Verify all APQP elements are optimized and meet program requirements (FMEA, Process flow, Control plans, run rate etc.) RFT (right first time) culture.
• Communicate supplier issues with Purchasing, Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing & NPD on a timely basis.

• Experience in Quality and/or Engineering role.
• Manufacturing experience in key processes for materials such as Electrical, Plastics, Steel, Copper, Machining & Castings is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of lean methodology in manufacturing and production assembly environments.
• Commercially astute and the awareness of cost implications that may affect the business.
• Working knowledge of drawings, specifications and inspection methods.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to contribute, influence and work in a team environment.

• Competitive salary.
• Holiday allowance starting at 26 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time roles).
• Flexible and hybrid working options (role dependant).
• Life insurance – 4 x annual salary.
• Enhanced company pension scheme.
• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• GP24 Service – Access to remote, private GP services 24/7, 365 days a year plus Second Medical Opinions.
• BRUSHRewards – Discover plenty of ways to get more active and make great savings on everyday essentials as well as gifts for loved ones, holidays and special treats for yourself.
• Family friendly policies including Enhanced Maternity/Paternity.
• Bike2work scheme.
• Long Service Awards.
• Developing our people is important to us - we support and encourage development by offering ongoing professional development and training.

BRUSH Transformers provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design, and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects. A chosen partner for national and regional power generation and distribution network operators, through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid‑resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net‑zero, helping create a future‑proof infrastructure.