Global Manufacturing Quality Assurance Engineer ( Saudi National )

Lenovo; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 290,000 - 469,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Employee assistance program

Sustainability initiatives

Internal training platform

Mentorship program

Job summary

Lenovo seeks a seasoned Quality & Manufacturing specialist in Saudi Arabia to enable and audit ODM/EMS processes, standardize global procedures, and ensure compliance across in-process, raw materials, and finished products. You will lead mass-production quality issues and drive continuous improvement within EMS/ODM collaborations.

Role requires 5+ years in manufacturing/quality, smartphone industry, and strong Lean Six Sigma knowledge; English fluent, Mandarin preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any engineering field.
• At least 5 years in manufacturing, operations or quality management.
• At least 5 years in smartphone industry.
• Experience in supply chain activities with 3+ areas (e.g., SMT, Assembly, IE, Testing, NPI, Quality).
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge; GB/BB preferred.
• Digital & AI experience preferred.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
• Fluent in English; Mandarin preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enable and evaluate ODM/EMS audits and drive improvements.
• Synchronize and standardize global processes.
• Inspect and test in-process, raw materials, and finished products for compliance.
• Lead mass-production quality issues for ODM products.
• Support overseas production transfers and set up quality KPIs.
• Drive EMS to resolve carrier audits, OOB inspections and customer claims.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance EMS quality control.
• Coordinate across overseas sites/EMS/ODM to resolve disputes.

Skills

Quality management

Manufacturing

Smartphone industry

Lean Six Sigma

Leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

English fluency

Mandarin language

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub .

Description and Requirements

Job Description:

• Enable and evaluate ODM/EMS with systematic and regular audits and drive its improvement to meet requirements.
• Synchronize and standardize global process/procedures.
• Evaluate and implement protocols and methods to inspect and test in-process, raw materials and finished products and ensure that they are in compliance with internal and external safety, quality and regulatory standards requirements for distribution.
• Be responsible for all quality related issues at mass production for ODM products, and lead quality issues solving for quick and effective closure.
• Support overseas new production transferring and mass production, set up and review manufacturing Quality KPIs to drive global EMS continuous improvement.
• Drive ODM/EMS to quickly and effectively solve the issues of Carrier audits, OOB inspections and customer claims as an internal E2E owner.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance EMS manufacturing quality control capabilities.
• Act as a coordinator to deal with arguments among overseas sites/EMS/ODM.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in any engineering background, at least 5 years working experience in manufacturing, operation, or quality management.
• At least 5 years working experience in smart phone industry.
• Be familiar with supply chain related activities. Such as manufacturing, SMT, Assembly, IE, Testing, NPI and Quality (at least 3 of the above experience are needed). SMT is preferred.
• Good experience and knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, and good statistical knowledge with analytical and problem-solving skills. GB or BB are preferred.
• Digital & AI experience is preferred.
• Good risk-evaluator and decision-maker in dynamic environments.
• Good leadership and interpersonal skills, strong collaboration and influencing skills.
• Be fluent in both spoken and written English. Mandarin is preferred.
• Be responsible, liable, honest and transparent.

What We Can Offer You:

• An international team with a high focus on gender diversity.
• Employee Assistance Program for psychological, legal, and financial consultancy.
• A company committed to sustainability through CO2 Offset, Asset Recovery Services, and Lenovo Certified Refurbished portfolio.
• Access to training for personal development via our internal e-learning platform.
• Mentorship program to support your career growth.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations

* Saudi Arabia

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