Lead Engineer, Supplier Compliance

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