Supplier Quality Manager (M/F) - CDI
Salary: 45/55K€ depending on experience
Our client, a leading international industrial player, designs and produces cutting-edge technical equipment intended for demanding industrial environments.
As part of a continuous approach to improving the reliability of its supply chain and raising its performance standards, the site is strengthening its Quality organization, and you will join their teams in a consulting capacity as a Supplier Quality Manager (M/F).
The mission: The Supplier Quality Manager manages the quality of purchased products. He/She works in close collaboration with national and international suppliers, and internally with the Purchasing, Project Managers, R&D, and Production departments, in order to guarantee the compliance, capability, and reliability of components entering the site.
Your activities: *Development and audit of panel suppliers: Accompany panel suppliers in their continuous improvement processes by conducting regular audits. Identify priority areas for progress among suppliers and build the associated action plans. Present supplier quality improvement plans to internal bodies. Monitor the implementation of Product Quality Assurance (AQP) for suppliers and panel components.
*Qualification, modification, and monitoring of components: Validate supplier deliverables and monitor key component characteristics. Manage product/process modifications related to supplier evolutions or internal requests. Define and provide the appropriate monitoring tools and ranges to the Incoming Inspection department.
*Non-conformity processing and problem solving: Monitor the processing of non-conformities detected on purchased components. Conduct in-depth technical investigations (material, dimensional, process analyses). Validate and challenge 8D reports issued by suppliers to secure production through robust corrective and preventive actions. Support the Purchasing department in evaluating and managing the economic consequences induced by supplier non-conformities.
*Cross-functional projects: Lead cross-functional improvement projects within the Quality department.
Working relationships and interfaces Internally: Purchasing and Procurement departments Production teams Technical Direction and Engineering / R&D Project Managers Global Quality team
Externally: National and international suppliers (mechanics, plastics, metallurgy, etc.)
*Responsibilities assumed and latitude of action Taking initiative on the quarantine of suspect components/batches before arbitration and final decision-making by the manager. Autonomous management of their scope with regular reporting to the N+1 on action results and supplier quality indicators.
Technical & methodological skills: Confirmed mastery of quality processes and methodologies: problem-solving tools (8D, 5 Whys, AMDEC, etc.) and practice of conducting quality audits (process / product audits). Excellent mastery of reading technical drawings and functional dimensioning according to ISO GPS standards. Technical knowledge in the fields of mechanics, metallic materials, and plastics (decisive asset). Fluent English mandatory (minimum B2 / C1 level) to manage daily exchanges with international suppliers and Group teams.
Soft skills: Analytical rigor, critical thinking, and field orientation. Firm and constructive posture in negotiation and quality requirements with subcontractors. Communication skills and cross-functional leadership to bridge the gap between production imperatives and purchasing constraints.
Status: Cadre. Mobility: Regular travel to be expected (audits and visits at the