Main tasks and responsibilities:
- Lead global supplier quality in the region and lead the supplier quality development functions (SQE) regionally.
- Lead and coordinate evaluation, auditing, qualification, development, and approval of suppliers, through active participation in supplier selection, qualification, and supplier development.
- Champion the use of Meercat (SRM) among suppliers and Sulzer to highlight its value by ensuring a transparent and global uniform documentation around all supplier related activities.
- Conduct or lead RCA activities Support operations and the operational procurement community through effective resolution of supplier non-conformances, including RCA & CAPA
- Responsible for developing and improving supplier performance (OTIF, COPQ/NCR, FPY) in line with stakeholders (Procurement and Category Mgt.)
- Contribute and actively support the supplier landscape development
- Support on special projects on demand
- Lead and develop organization and subordinates by OKR's
Educational background:
University degree in quality, engineering, production or equivalent
Professional experience:
- Exceptional people management skills and the ability to bring people together
- Ability to talk to all levels within an organization and convince naturally
- Professional structured working attitude with an eye for details
- High proficiency on usage of MS Office applications
- Qualification as a quality professional with a recognized accredited organization i.e., CQI, ASQ, IRCA etc
- Lead assessor qualification for relevant international standards, ISO9001, 18O14001, ISO45001, API Q1
- Minimum 5 years occupational experience in a leading quality / supplier quality management function within an industrial manufacturing environment
- Strong engineering and manufacturing environment background, from either a quality management or technical function perspective, operations, projects, engineering etc
- Strong experience with problem solving methodologies in identifying root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Experience with APQP, PPAP Six Sigma is preferred
- Good SAP knowledge is an advantage.