Head of PUQ-A (Global Supplier Quality)

Description PUQ (Global Supplier Quality)
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• Steers overall Supplier quality assurance within all HC plants
• Participation and implementation of PUQ quality Strategy ensuring customer satisfaction
• PUQ-A policy deployment and quality targets break down, contracting and support by exchange of best practices and Lessons Learned within plants
• Steer supply chain quality risks, including contingency planning and mitigation of supplier quality disruptions for > 20 worldwide plants
• Team management and coordination
• Ensures implementation and compliance of standards and best practices to ensure operational consistency across all plants
• X-functional and x-location coordination of supplier quality assurance topics (incl. EFFR)
• Ensuring correct supplier quality data management in all locations
• Monitoring of main KPI’s assuring transparency, top offenders and quality improvements (PDCA)
• Participation and reporting on HC quality management decision meetings for production supplier quality topics (IFC - SC-QMR…)
• Supporting on escalation level quality risk management within Bosch and suppliers
• Cooperation with PUQ-E managers regarding supplier quality improvement, preventive programs and lessons learned sharing
• Steers status of complaint management, escalation and handover to PUQ-E GrL
• Monitors and ensures internal failure cost reimbursement rate for HC

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency (reduce costs), defects and waste within all plants.
Quality tools and Methods (ISO9001 | FMEA | Problem solving methods (8D) | 6sigma | Capability studies |
Leadership skills
Process auditor acc. VDA6.3
Windows IT tools (xls, PPT, Pbi), SAP preferential,
Minimum: Engineering degree in Mechanics, electronics, business management or similar.
Minimum 15+ years of experience with 6 years of experience in leading an international team.