Responsibilities:

1) Work closely with commodity buyers to screen, evaluate, approve, and develop new suppliers.

2) Participate in the development of category/supplier strategy and make sure a proper evaluation from quality and technical standpoints.

3) Initiate preventive actions via AQP process to ensure stable massive production.

4) Initiate and drive supplier improvement plans in case supplier performance not meeting expectations.

5) Drive solutions in cooperation with engineering teams to solve technical issues of purchased materials and components.

6) Develop and optimize supplier quality management for responsible suppliers.

7) Act as next escalation level to SQA to solve supplier quality issues.

8) Close communication and collaboration with development, production, quality and suppliers on projects.

9) Close work with commodity buyer in defining category strategy, objectives and plans.

10) Frequently report to the department manager about activities and results.

11) Occasionally communicate and maintain close relationship to colleagues of the supplier development network within company’s worldwide.

12) Create suggestions for improvement of applied procedures and implemented processes as a result of daily work.

13) Support the further development by implementing improvements within the team but also in cooperation with other departments.

14) Identify opportunities and drive cost innovation with development, production and suppliers, e.g. ‘design to cost/manufacturing’ approach during product development process.

15) Train suppliers for company’s standards, requirements, quality methods/tools.

Qualification Required：

1) Bachelor or master’s degree in engineering.

2) ISO 9001/IATF16949/VDA 6.3 certification preferred.

3) English can be used as work language.

4) 5-10 years of relevant business experience necessary.

5) Solid technical and quality experience in Pneumatic/Automation production technologies..

6) Quality system experience or SQM process optimization experience.

7) Good communication and negotiation/influencing skills.

8) Proficient on the processes of casting/machining/stamping…

9) Familiar with MS Office and SAP.

10) Highest business ethics and conduct.