Senior Supplier Quality Manager – Automotive

RAPA SE; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

RAPA invites experienced professionals to join our automotive quality team in Selb, Germany. The role focuses on supplier quality management, audits, and ensuring adherence to IATF 16949, ISO 26262, and VDA standards across components like plastics and machining.

We seek individuals with relevant degrees and several years in automotive quality, strong project management skills, and excellent English. Willingness to travel is required, with a family-owned, long-standing company culture and global

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Management, Plastics Engineering, or a comparable technical program.
• Several years of automotive sector experience in quality and supplier management; or experience in plastics injection molding and/or machining.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 26262 and VDA; familiarity with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC.
• Experience in project management.
• Knowledge of functional safety; Design for Six Sigma is a plus.
• Very good written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel.
• Motivational and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product and process audits, monitoring two-day production runs
• Acceptance of initial samples, monitoring of target dates in the product development process
• Responsibility for suppliers of commodity plastics and machining
• Escalation and Crisis Management
• Implementation of our quality and process requirements at the supplier’s site
• Reporting of key performance indicators and monitoring of improvement programs

Skills

Quality management

Supplier management

IATF 16949

APQP/PPAP

FMEA

SPC

Project management

Functional safety knowledge

English skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Industrial Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Quality Management / Plastics Engineering

Tools

Quality tools

Measurement equipment

Job description

RAPA invites experienced professionals to join our automotive quality team in Selb, Germany. The role focuses on supplier quality management, audits, and ensuring adherence to IATF 16949, ISO 26262, and VDA standards across components like plastics and machining.

We seek individuals with relevant degrees and several years in automotive quality, strong project management skills, and excellent English. Willingness to travel is required, with a family-owned, long-standing company culture and global