Lead Engineer, Supplier Compliance

Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Duties & Responsibilities

 

1) Supplier Onboarding Compliance: Manage Coherent’s supplier risk databases using third party risk and screening tools.

• Drive 3rd party’s comprehensive supplier risk assessments, covering ethics & compliance, cybersecurity, trade compliance, and sustainability perspectives.
• Review supplier screening results on 3rd party’s platform and route supplier profiles to the appropriate stakeholders for risk assessment and approval.
• Monitor and follow up on approvals in 3rd party’s system and Oracle Workflow to ensure supplier onboarding and compliance reviews are completed on time.
• Provide first-level support to Procurement users by responding to inquiries, troubleshooting issues, and coordinating with the support team to resolve escalated cases.
• Generate risk alerts based on assessment result and severity. 
• Contributes to the development and execution of supply chain risk management strategy, embedding compliance and predictive risk forecasting into core processes.

 

2) New Supplier Qualification Assessment: Participate in new supplier qualification audits and drive CAPAs.

• Assess supplier’s environmental regulatory compliance, ethics & social compliance, and security practices.
• Discuss audit results with supplier quality engineers and commodity managers and provide decision basis for supplier qualification or supplier strategy development.
• Drive suppliers’ corrective actions and preventive actions (CAPA) to mitigate risks of regulatory compliance and materials supply disruptions.
• Support periodic re-diligence of in-service suppliers, detect abnormal operation or violations, and keep continuous improvements.

 

3) Supplier Social & Environmental Compliance Audit: Implement social & environmental audits and drive CAPAs.

• Do preliminary risk assessments to classify risk level of top-spend suppliers.
• Schedule and perform two-day social & environmental audit at supplier facility independently.
• Analyze audit findings, prepare detailed reports, highlight areas of non-compliance, provide practical recommendations for improvement, and set follow-up timelines for suppliers to address issues.
• Track supplier’s corrective & preventive actions (CAPAs) and verify closure status.

 

Qualification & Requirements

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Supply Chain Management, engineering, Laws, or related fields.

 

Experience:

• 8+ years of strong experience in social & environmental compliance, supplier due diligence or related supply chains with exposure to risk management scope. 
• This role demands a proactive approach to supplier engagement, risk assessment, and implementation of compliance controls and audits aligned with international ethical sourcing standards.

 

Job Skills & Competencies:

• Good document sorting, information verification and logical analysis ability; careful, rigorous and risk-sensitive working style.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and present insights confidently.
• Capable of performing risk assessment and audits independently.
• Strategic, proactive, and able to lead projects independently while managing multiple priorities.
• Skilled in identifying and mitigating supply chain risks.
• Familiar with international compliance & ethical sourcing standards, regulatory requirements, and CSR due diligence practices.
• Understanding of compliance & sustainability frameworks and solid experience in assessment and audit.
• Effective communicator with experience engaging executive-level stakeholders and cooperating cross-departmentally.
• Strong English skills and global perspective with experience across regions and awareness of diverse market and regulatory environments.

 

Work Condition and Physical Requirements:

• Office environment. 
• Up to 30% of (domestic/international) travel may be required to support onsite audits.

 

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.

About the Organization

Short Description: • We are seeking a skilled Supply Chain Risk & Compliance engineer with expertise in operations, supplier quality, supply chain risk management, and social & environmental compliance. • This role owns the supplier risk monitoring database, delivers insights on high-risk suppliers, participates in new supplier qualification assessments, and supports onsite social & environmental compliance audits, to mitigate risks of compliance and supply continuity. • Promote a culture of continuous improvement and ethical sourcing across the global supply chain through compliance and quality initiatives.