Head of PUQ-A (Global Supplier Quality)

Description PUQ (Global Supplier Quality)

• • 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.