
Supplier Quality Engineer
- Tanger
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Apply Global procedures and standards, internally and with suppliers
- Validate and qualify supplier's manufacturing processes and components
- Manage quality problems generated by suppliers and ensure continuous improvement
- Identify all potential risks at suppliers by performing production runs, audits, and shop floor activities
- Be responsible for the strict application of internal procedures and of Global Supplier Quality Manual, internally and with suppliers
- Support the maintaining and updating of internal procedures and tools
- Foster the partnership between SUPPLIER ENGINEERING and all other functions within OP MOBILITY
- Support Purchasing team, as a member of the sourcing team, for supplier selection on new projects, conducting assessment and providing results on supplier's ability versus quality management and technical expertise
- Organize and perform audits at suppliers such as Potential Analysis, Process Audits (VDA6.3 and pre-run@rate), Supplier Readiness Audits, Run@rate and Follow-up Audits
- Drive the validation of supplier manufacturing processes and supplier components on time, versus project milestones, respecting APQP procedure until PPAP approval
- Manage problem solving activities with suppliers and support on any technical issue
- Be responsible of the quality performance measured on delivered components (pre-serial and serial) from suppliers, during program development
- Promote the existing good practices within suppliers in charge
- Collect knowledge acquired through new technical solutions, capitalize them through lesson learned, and share them within the network and with suppliers
- Deploy the necessary activities in your perimeter to reach defined KPIs / objectives
- Manage continuous improvement of supplier performance:
- Ensure regular supplier evaluations and the launch of supplier development programs if needed
- Trigger quality improvement programs with drifting and risky suppliers, challenge and supervise supplier's improvement plans and measure the resulting improvements
- Support project teams and sites in case of crisis or major issue at suppliers (also 6 months after SOP)
- Identify all potential risks at suppliers by performing production runs, audits, and shop floor activities:
- Escalate, as “Alert launcher”, any major issue putting in danger the projects
- Conduct preventative audits, launch readiness audits, and shop floor audits at suppliers
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Supply Management, Quality, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management
- Quality master's degree or equivalent preferred
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of automotive Supplier Quality Management
- Strong and proven audit experience
- Good knowledge in MS Office tools, SAP, ERP
- In-depth knowledge of relevant audit standards (e.g., IATF 16949, VDA 6.3) and automotive core tools (e.g., 8D, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA)
- Strong communication, negotiation and presenting skills (in an international environment)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong team building skills to build bridges between different functional areas and regional teams
- Languages: English (fluent; C level)
- Willing to constructively challenge existing setups
- Willingness to travel regionally, sometimes globally (visit and audit suppliers)