SQD​/QE; Supplier Quality Development Manager

Career Level:

Experts

Location:

Howell, MI, US 48843

Role:
Supplier Quality Development Manager

Position assignment to the WAYS Career Path Program:
Expert

Coordination of supplier quality development activities over complete product life cycle (PLC) to improve continuously supplier quality performance and fulfilment of customer specific requirements.

• Development and control of supplier audit program and carrying out supplier assessment and validation audits (e.g. Review and assessment of manufacturing processes and HSE risks)
• Centralized surveillance of QE activities related of supplier advanced product quality planning (APQP) to meet quality and timing expectations for production part approval (PPAP)
• Management and coordination of supplier quality and capacity issues and driving improvement activities to mitigate risk of future failures, according corporate supplier escalation process
• Review and approval of supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions, according corporate release process ( RG checklist)
• Review and approval of deployment of criteria’s with multidisciplinary team to ensure supplier compliance to Customer and Carcoustics requirements (Quality Assurance Agreement, Material specifications…)
• Support to GPS related to new product, material or component to ensure that supplier quality meets the required standards & CSR.
• Reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for monitoring of supplier product quality and performance
• Development and control of IMS standards for SQD, considering best practice for Carcoustics

• Authority to set supplier on status "red" (NBH) in RSL if risk for Carcoustics or customer
• Support Central Quality within nominated specific projects

• Degree in Engineering, Economics or similar
• 2nd party auditor qualification for VDA 6.3 latest version
• About 3-6-Years of professional experience in an industrial company within the automotive sector, in Quality area
• Organized and structured working style
• English language on B1-B2 level
• Local Language on B1 – B2
• Quality automotive core tools (APQP, CP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA)

• Functionally and disciplinary reporting to: VP Quality
• Represents:
  
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• Represented by:
  
  -Information Security Level: Normal

• Relationship & networking awareness
• Communication Skills
• MSA
• Structured
• Self Management & Self Organization
• Customer orientation
• PPAP / PPF
• APQP / RGA
• FMEA

Nearest Major Market:
Detroit