Supply Chain Quality Engineer

Were a smart hydration company rebuilding an industry that still runs on sugar water and single-use packaging.
Filtered water functional flavors zero bottles. Still sparkling cold and hot. All poured from one tap. We create hydration people want to reach for starting with the workplace where we help teams thrive.

As an AI-native company we 2025 Aquablu ranked 2nd in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 (Netherlands) and 30th in the Sifted 250 (Europe) both rankings of the fastest-growing companies by revenue 2026 we were named a winner of Mayas Culture 100 Europe Awards as one of the best workplaces to thrive in.

Growing that fast and thriving comes down to our people. Our team is our biggest asset and one that were proud of. Were committed to maintaining our vibrant culture as we continue to grow.

You own the quality of our supplier base across that whole arc. Qualification at the front end taking new suppliers and parts from Milestone 1 to Milestone 3 through our lightweight PPAP/APQP process. Then everything after which is where a part spends most of its life: audits scorecards incoming quality and corrective action when something fails. Youll run both for the REFILL supplier base already in production and for the new product line ramping toward it.

Our approach is risk-weighted on purpose concentrated on the highest-risk moments and that only works when the person running it knows why each step exists and can decide what to skip.

• Qualify new suppliers. Run CTQ definition sessions with suppliers and R&D. Review and challenge process flows SIPOCs DFMEAs and measurement reports before they become someone elses problem.

• Judge the capability. Assess Cp/Cpk and build a credible plan B when a supplier cant produce formal capability data.

• Close out approval properly. Visual approvals on aesthetic parts master sample approval the binding quality agreement and tooling agreements that cover cost ownership IP and quality.

• Audit whats already running. Plan and run periodic audits of qualified suppliers checking that the process tooling and controls agreed at qualification are still the ones in use.

• Track performance over time. Build and maintain a scorecard per supplier: defect rates on-time delivery responsiveness corrective-action closure. Use the trends to open improvement conversations early and escalate the suppliers that dont move.

• Own the failures. When a delivered part fails you run the supplier side end to end. Containment root cause with the supplier corrective action and verification that it held.

• Be the single quality voice. Every supplier quality conversation routes through you across qualification and ongoing production. One consistent message toward the supplier not four teams sending different ones.

• Keep the documentation alive. Control plans SIPOCs measurement reports and PSWs co-developed with suppliers on critical parts. The control plan updates as trial and production data confirm or contradict what you assumed at the start.

• Hands-on APQP and PPAP experience in manufacturing or product development.

• Experience with ongoing supplier quality management: audits scorecards and supplier corrective action.

• The ability to read and assess technical drawings tolerances and CTQ characteristics.

• A working command of process capability (Cp/Cpk) and statistical quality methods.

• Documentation discipline. You create and maintain structured quality records without being chased for them.

• Proof you can run workstreams without someone setting your priorities each week.

• Confidence as the quality-facing point of contact with suppliers and clarity with technical and non-technical people alike.

• Fluent English.

• The right to work in the Netherlands. Were not an IND sponsor so we cant sponsor a visa.

• Youre available at least 4 days on-site in our Amsterdam office in Houthavens.

• Distilling heavyweight quality processes into pragmatic risk-weighted ones.

• Building quality inside a scaling company without slowing it down.

• Working across a supplier base that spans multiple part types and geographies.

• AI in your daily workflow and a builders instinct.

You will be part of a young fun and ambitious team which aims to change the way people consume water!

• A salary base of 48-65k(incl. 8% holiday allowance)

• 26 paid holiday days

• Equity through our Aquablu for All plan everyone shares in what were building

• Healthy (heavily discounted) lunches

• Urban Sports Club membership

• Access to the Corporate Benefits platform for endless savings

• Travel compensation >10km

• A pension plan by Zwitserleven.

• Endless amount of our very own flavoured water !

• What kind of vibe can you expect at our office Check out our very own Spotify playlist Akwablues

Check out out our Youtube to get a feeling for the culture at Aquablu : done!

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