Manager Supplier Quality

IONCOR is an agile independent battery solutions company with Nordic roots and decades of experience as a leading partner for some of the world’s most admired brands. We provide modular battery products, customized solutions and contract manufacturing to energize a global energy transition. Buses, trucks, construction, material handling and agriculture are examples of categories where production volumes of equipment are lower, and end-use cases more complex and diverse, making a swift and viable transition a real challenge. This is where we come in.

We help customers master and gain maximal value out of battery technologies across the lifecycle, from early specifications and end-user support to reuse and recycling. This is how we electrify a global energy transition.

Job description

We are looking for a Supplier Quality Manager to join our procurement team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining supplier quality assurance processes to ensure that all purchased parts and materials meet automotive quality, safety, and regulatory requirements. As a Supplier Quality Manager, you will lead a team of supplier quality engineers, manage supplier performance, drive continuous improvement, and act as a key interface between suppliers and internal functions such as Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Logistics.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing Salo plant’s team of supplier quality engineers
• Developing and executing supplier quality strategies aligned with company and customer requirements
• Defining and maintaining supplier quality standards, procedures, and KPIs
• Conducting supplier audits according to customer-specific requirements
• Driving robust problem-solving processes to address supplier quality issues
• Leading supplier selection, qualification, and onboarding activities
• Engaging with critical suppliers to resolve systematic quality issues
• Ensuring effective supplier involvement in APQP, PPAP, and change management
• Ensuring components meet quality requirements through direct support and inspection
• Leading escalation and recovery plans for underperforming suppliers

This position is located in Salo, Finland with a possibility for hybrid work.

To succeed in this role, we hope that you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Engineering, Quality or Supplier Quality
• 5-10 years of relevant working experience
• Excellent knowledge in Quality Management Systems 
• Strong experience with supplier audits and assessments
• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA
• Proficiency in quality problem-solving and data analysis
• Strong problem-solving knowledge in manufacturing processes
• Fluent spoken and written English is required, Finnish or German are seen as an asset

We offer:

Opportunity to join an agile and innovative team dedicated to driving the global energy transition through advanced battery solutions. With our Nordic heritage and expertise, we provide the chance to work on cutting-edge projects across diverse industries, where electrification presents unique challenges, a good work–life balance and a feeling of creating something new.

• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
• Great development opportunities with clear career paths, target agreements and regular feedback
• An employer committed to sustainable, environmentally conscious business practices that is expanding rapidly
• Friendly colleagues who want to set things in motion
• Performance-related bonuses
• Employee benefits such as free use of our gyms at Salo and Uusikaupunki sites, occupational healthcare, lunch benefit, ePassi benefits for sports, culture and wellness, discounts at various stores and gyms, and bonuses for certain private occasions
• Versatile e-learning opportunities to explore new horizons

Application period:

In case you have any questions, Mayra Zamarron Cedillo (Senior Manager Quality Assurance) would be happy to hear from you: 

Phone: +4915126124314 

Email: mayra.zamarroncedillo@ioncor-batteries.com

Please send your application by 31.1.2026 the latest. The position will be filled as soon as a suitbale person is found.