Supplier Quality Manager - Project (m/f/diverse)

We are looking for you to support our area User Experience at the location Babenhausen near Aschaffenburg.

Your tasks will focus on the following activities:

• SQM Representative in Project team from quotation phase until project targets of the manufacturing location(s) are achieved (gate G80).
• Support in-time sourcing and to guarantee Sourcing Decision signature according signature rules.
• Ensure Maturity Evaluation availability and updates from project team towards SQM CI.
• Escalation at Business Area level for critical topics during component introduction
  • Early risk identification and mitigation, management of component introduction within the project
  • To feedback continuously APQP / PPAP status from SQM towards project team/ engineering
  • Implementation and controlling the efficiency of the defined component introduction process (procedures, guidelines and tools)
  • Initiation of corrective actions in case of project related deviations of processes and or KPIs
  • Giving input to initiate supplier improvement programs
• In line with Continental global quality understanding "Quality First", strive and drive zero defect requirement to the supplier base
• Implementation zero defect culture within the SQM organization
• Ensuring best in class "consistent and sustainable" supplier quality performance to support perfect launches and no spills

• Technical academic degree or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in different SQM (production / customer quality functions etc.)
• Professional experience in quality function and/or in project management, preferably in automotive industry 
• Experience with supplier management, continuous improvement, quality assurance, industrial engineering, production, escalation management
• Experience in working & coordination of international teams on quality and project issues 
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills
• Very good written and spoken German language skills
• Understanding for different foreign cultures (NA / Asia, several European cultures) 

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

We want our employees to do well with us. That's why we offer them not only an exciting job in an international technology group, but also numerous additional offers such as flexible and hybrid working, sabbaticals and other benefits.

You would like to learn more about our additional services? Click here to find out more: https://www.continental.com/en/career/working-at-continental/what-we-offer/

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Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary.

The Automotive group sector comprises technologies for passive safety, brake, chassis, motion and motion control systems. Innovative solutions for assisted and automated driving, display and operating technologies, as well as audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, are also part of the portfolio, as is intelligent information and communication technology for the mobility services of fleet operators and commercial vehicle manufacturers. Comprehensive activities relating to connectivity technologies, vehicle electronics and high-performance computers round off the range of products and services.