Qual­i­ty Man­ag­er

Your new Role and Respon­si­bil­i­ties Please sub­mit your appli­ca­tion mate­ri­als in Eng­lish Unfor­tu­nate­ly, we can­not con­sid­er appli­ca­tions sub­mit­ted in oth­er lan­guages. Thank you for your coop­er­a­tion.
• Over­all respon­si­bil­i­ty for the Qual­i­ty Man­age­ment Sys­tem (QMS), ensur­ing com­pli­ance with cus­tomer, reg­u­la­to­ry, and statu­to­ry require­ments
• Def­i­n­i­tion and exe­cu­tion of the qual­i­ty strat­e­gy, includ­ing the estab­lish­ment of objec­tives, KPIs, and their sus­tain­able achieve­ment
• Lead­er­ship, devel­op­ment, and empow­er­ment of employ­ees with­in the qual­i­ty func­tion, as well as the con­tin­u­ous evo­lu­tion of the glob­al qual­i­ty orga­ni­za­tion
• Pro­mo­tion of a high-per­for­mance, val­ues-dri­ven qual­i­ty cul­ture and role-mod­el­ing of lead­er­ship prin­ci­ples
• Ensur­ing sta­ble pro­duc­tion process­es and con­tin­u­ous improve­ment of prod­uct and process qual­i­ty in series pro­duc­tion
• Report­ing to exec­u­tive man­age­ment / top man­age­ment on per­for­mance, risks, and improve­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties
• Respon­si­bil­i­ty for cus­tomer and sup­pli­er qual­i­ty, includ­ing com­plaint man­age­ment, audits, and ensur­ing cus­tomer sat­is­fac­tion
• Act­ing as a cen­tral inter­face to cus­tomers, sup­pli­ers, and inter­nal stake­hold­ers at all lev­els, includ­ing C‑level
• Man­age­ment of non-con­for­mi­ties and esca­la­tions, includ­ing root cause analy­sis and imple­men­ta­tion of cor­rec­tive and pre­ven­tive actions
• Approval and safe­guard­ing of process­es, prod­ucts, and changes (e.g., sam­pling, engi­neer­ing changes)
• Mon­i­tor­ing and analy­sis of rel­e­vant qual­i­ty KPIs and deriva­tion of tar­get­ed mea­sures to ensure sus­tain­able per­for­mance improve­ment
• Dri­ving con­tin­u­ous improve­ment ini­tia­tives through Lean, Six Sig­ma, and Kaizen, as well as sys­tem­at­ic opti­miza­tion of process­es and costs
• Ensur­ing robust qual­i­ty process­es across the entire val­ue chain, from incom­ing goods to pro­duc­tion and cus­tomer deliv­ery
• Respon­si­bil­i­ty for audits (inter­nal and exter­nal), test con­cepts, and val­i­da­tion pro­ce­dures
• Prod­uct and process safe­ty, includ­ing the role as PSCR (Prod­uct Safe­ty & Con­for­mi­ty Rep­re­sen­ta­tive)
• Author­i­ty to stop pro­duc­tion and deliv­ery in case of crit­i­cal qual­i­ty devi­a­tions
• Ensur­ing com­pli­ance with health, safe­ty, envi­ron­men­tal, and reg­u­la­to­ry require­ments (e.g., ISO stan­dards) Your Pro­file
• Bach­e­lor and option­al Mas­ter Degree in Engi­neer­ing, Qual­i­ty Man­age­ment, Indus­tri­al Engi­neer­ing or a relat­ed field
• Exten­sive pro­fes­sion­al expe­ri­ence of at least 10 years in qual­i­ty man­age­ment with­in the (auto­mo­tive) man­u­fac­tur­ing envi­ron­ment
• Proven lead­er­ship expe­ri­ence of at least 5 years in man­ag­ing and devel­op­ing inter­na­tion­al teams
• Strong exper­tise in qual­i­ty stan­dards and sys­tems
• Deep under­stand­ing of auto­mo­tive pro­duc­tion process­es in a man­u­fac­tur­ing envi­ron­ment, ide­al­ly wiring har­ness
• Expe­ri­ence in cus­tomer and sup­pli­er qual­i­ty man­age­ment, audits, and com­plaint han­dling
• Sol­id knowl­edge of qual­i­ty tools and method­olo­gies such as Lean, Six Sig­ma, and con­tin­u­ous improve­ment
• Strong ana­lyt­i­cal mind­set with the abil­i­ty to inter­pret data and trans­late it into strate­gic actions
• Con­fi­dent han­dling of KPIs and per­for­mance man­age­ment sys­tems
• Strong lead­er­ship capa­bil­i­ties with the abil­i­ty to inspire, devel­op, and empow­er teams
• Strate­gic mind­set with a clear focus on busi­ness impact and long-term qual­i­ty excel­lence
• Proven expe­ri­ence in change man­age­ment and orga­ni­za­tion­al devel­op­ment
• Strong deci­sion-mak­ing skills and a hands-on exe­cu­tion mind­set in com­plex envi­ron­ments
• High lev­el of account­abil­i­ty, integri­ty, team spir­it and entre­pre­neur­ial think­ing
• Excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills across all orga­ni­za­tion­al lev­els, includ­ing exec­u­tive lead­er­ship
• Strong cus­tomer ori­en­ta­tion and abil­i­ty to build sus­tain­able rela­tion­ships
• High lev­el of resilience, adapt­abil­i­ty and solu­tion-ori­ent­ed think­ing
• Abil­i­ty to dri­ve col­lab­o­ra­tion in inter­na­tion­al and cross-func­tion­al envi­ron­ments
• Strong con­flict man­age­ment and nego­ti­a­tion skills
• Flu­ent French and Eng­lish required, addi­tion­al lan­guages (e.g. Ger­man) are a plus
• Pro­fi­cient in MS Office and rel­e­vant qual­i­ty sys­tems and tools
• Avail­abil­i­ty for busi­ness trav­el Ben­e­fits