Key targets:
- In line with AUMOVIO Global Quality understanding "Quality First", strive and drive Zero Defect requirement to the supplier base.
- Drive Zero Defect Culture within the SQM organization.
- Ensure Best in Class "consistent and sustainable" supplier quality performance to support perfect launches and no spills
Areas of responsibility / Main Tasks:
- Centralized components: sourcing, qualification, introduction and release components according AUMOVIO Product Life Cycle and APQP management (Advanced Product Quality Planning).
- Handover of released components to the plant with focus on suppliers, development locations and plants.
- Plan, initiate and control failure prevention orientated, advanced quality management measures in the design / development phase for supplied parts and services (Feasibility Commitment, Project Reviews, Run & Rate, Safe Launch Concept, Quality Control Plan etc.) to ensure that our components meet all defined requirements.
- Review of sourcing documentation and preparation for team decision
- Work in international and multi-disciplinary teams including e.g. Purchasing, Engineering, Project Management, local SQM departments, Customer Quality and Logistic.
- Qualification, introduction and release of suppliers, technologies and manufacturing processes by VDA6.3 Audits with high focus on early involvement and failure prevention.
- Drive escalation topics in order to solve the problem in a systematic manner, e.g. Red Alerts
- Project leader (coach) for Supplier Quality Improvement Program
- Deploy lessons learned / read across through the Category, organization and towards suppliers.