Senior Supplier Quality Leader: Projects & Mass Production

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Felgueiras; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

SOMFY is seeking a Supplier Quality Leader — Project & Mass Production to drive supplier quality across development and production phases. You will ensure compliant components, on-time delivery, and sustained performance through the full product life cycle.

You will define and validate supplier qualification plans, transfer projects to mass production, manage supplier claims, and lead continuous improvement with cross-functional teams including Purchasing, Production, and Quality.

Qualifications

• Higher education degree in Engineering, Quality, Production, Industrialization or a related field.
• Experience in supplier quality, project quality, production quality, industrialization or technical purchasing.
• Knowledge of quality tools and problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to conduct process audits and assess supplier production capacity.
• Experience in an industrial environment and regular interaction with suppliers.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement supplier process development, ensuring compliance with the QCDT scenarios agreed with project and purchasing teams.
• Lead the definition and validation of supplier product/process qualification plans.
• Ensure the transfer of supplier projects to mass production, securing the handover of information, risks, requirements and technical knowledge to industrial teams.
• Analyze, manage and ensure the effective handling of supplier claims.
• Drive continuous improvement actions to enhance overall supplier performance, with a focus on medium-term objectives.
• Conduct process and capacity audits at suppliers.
• Follow up on annual qualifications of supplier production processes.
• Initiate supplier performance escalation processes, in collaboration with purchasing, when required.
• Ensure the relevance of incoming inspection instructions across Group sites.

Skills

Quality management

Process audits

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Control plans

8D problem solving

Ishikawa

5 Why

Job description

SOMFY is seeking a Supplier Quality Leader — Project & Mass Production to drive supplier quality across development and production phases. You will ensure compliant components, on-time delivery, and sustained performance through the full product life cycle.

You will define and validate supplier qualification plans, transfer projects to mass production, manage supplier claims, and lead continuous improvement with cross-functional teams including Purchasing, Production, and Quality.