Corporate Quality Manager (m/f)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Steering/Coordination of the APQP-Process from the early product development until the SOP
• Coordination and of all serial relevant topics in the European Region
• Responsible for delivering quality standardization and implement best practice/lessons learned within the region.
• Responsible for the supplier steering regarding the fulfilment of the product relevant specifications
• Assessment of the feasibility study of our suppliers for launch readiness
• Assessment and release of the first sample for series manufacture, gage development and quality documents
• Supporting of the QM-System development and link to corporate directives.
• Interface with Customer Engineering and Quality as required reporting program status and resolving issues.
• Interface with Henniges Senior Management to correct underperforming areas and escalation topics.
• Reporting of the KPI’s to the Henniges Senior Management
• Contact person for all Quality related topics in the region.

Qualifications/Requirements/Competencies:

• Well-developed listening and negotiation skills.
• Proficient verbal, written and presentation skills; communicate clearly with creditability and confidence.
• Communicates effectively (verbal and written) with individuals at all levels inside and outside the company.
• Analytical and problem solving skills consistent with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives and recommended optimal solutions for various situations.
• Consulting and influencing skills consistent with the ability to build relationships and influence parties; may include getting parties to embrace changing expectations and initiatives.
• Ability to develop/coordinate cross-functional work groups/projects - yielding optimal outcome.
• Working knowledge of a financial and economic analysis, project management, risk management.
• Working knowledge of automotive manufacturing processes, practices, and challenges.
• Proficiency in the following software applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, Power Point;
• Deals effectively with conflict; takes positive steps to avoid the recurrence of errors through constructive critique.
• English business fluent

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