Manager global Supplier Quality (m/f/d)Heraeus ElectronicsLocation HanauPermanentFull Time
About Heraeus
Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead. Whether production, research, sales or administration - we love being the invisible force behind innovation. We deliver world-class quality in the areas of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, we employ around 16, employees in 40 countries.
The following challenges await you:
1. Manage Global Team: Lead, coach, and develop supplier quality and supplier development engineers, fostering a collaborative, data-driven, and results-focused culture.
2. Supplier Performance Management: Establish, monitor, and drive improvement of supplier KPIs (e.g., PPM, audit scores, delivery quality).
3. Supplier Development Initiatives: Lead proactive supplier capability assessments to identify gaps and drive improvement roadmaps.
4. Audits & Assessments: Oversee the global supplier audit program, including initial qualification, periodic audits, and escalations for critical suppliers.
5. Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP): Ensure effective supplier participation in APQP and flawless PPAP submissions during new product launches, engineering changes, and transfers.
6. Problem Solving & Escalation: Lead critical issue management, robust root cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions with suppliers; deploy learnings globally.
7. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with procurement, engineering, manufacturing, and customer quality teams to align supplier strategies and resolve issues collaboratively.
8. Strategic Supplier Partnerships: Work with procurement to develop long-term supplier relationships focused on capability growth, innovation, and shared objectives.
9. Digital & Data-Driven Leadership: Use digital tools and analytics to monitor trends, predict risks, and prioritize supplier development activities.
What you bring with you:
10. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
11. Minimum of 10 years in supplier quality and development leadership roles within the ideally in the automotive manufacturing sector.
12. Sound knowledge of quality management systems and methods such as ISO and IATF as well as knowledge of core tools (APQP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, PPF, PPAP)
13. Experience leading structured supplier development programs and capability improvement initiatives.
14. Proven success in leading and developing global teams across regions and cultures.
15. Certified quality professional (e.g., CQE, CQA) or Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
16. Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
17. Willingness to travel globally (~30–50%).
Curious? Apply now!
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