Head of Supplier Quality Management

Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics. In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization. Every dayemployees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.

YOUR TASKS

• Direct and manage the local organization of the Supplier Quality Management in the Plant;
• Ensure the optimal monitoring of the suppliers performance and sustain supplier development programs;
• Manage and introduce systems and methods of Advanced Quality Planning (APQP) in accordance with Hella/customer requirements in the procurement processes and support of project teams in this regard, in order to achieve on time release and optimal delivery quality in series production;
• Ensure the effectiveness of the supplier audit system; planning and execution of supplier audits;
• Monitor the quality of purchased parts detect quality and systemic problems. Arrange and/or initiate corrective measures and check the effectiveness of these, in order to achieve the "zero defect goal";
• Purchased parts complaint management and complaint costs - ensure the handling of purchased part complaints and coordinate the complaint management in order to realize the highest possible delivery quality. Optimize the system for detecting costs of failures caused by the supplier, as well as passing on the costs to the supplier;
• Arrange and where necessary carry out local training of employees in order to ensure employee qualification/competencies. Rollout of existing and new processes and provide feedback for further optimization in order to increase the efficiency of the organization in terms of quality, time and costs. Continuously develop the organization according to business needs in accordance to the global guidelines;
• Initiate and implement quality improvement processes with suppliers;
• Ensure proper communication and regular information to management about quality indicators and trends as well as quality costs in the context of purchased parts;
• Lead of the assigned ;
• Deploying employees corresponding to their qualifications within the relevant structure. Instructing and supporting employees in a target-oriented and motivating manner to fulfill the tasks;
• Guiding, instructing and supporting employees in function-related tasks;
• Responsible for hiring and performance evaluation as well as qualification demands;
• Managing of employees according to targets and delegation, to select, to qualify and further develop employees on the basis of a culture of trust, control effectiveness, in order to develop and compensate potential and promote individual competencies, to achieve the targets of the department.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Good knowledge about Quality management system and standards (IS0, IATF, VDA , others) and also quality methods and tools (PFMEA, 8D, 5why&Ishikawa others);
• Working experience in an automotive company, leadership position (min. 3 years);
• Very good communication skills; experience in collaboration with external parties (suppliers/ customers);
• Advanced English know how;
• Results oriented and proactive approach;
• Motivated and dynamic person;
• Team player, good understanding of the team cohesion and support interdepartmental relations.     

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