Supplier Quality Manager : Parts

MAN Automotive (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in South Africa seeks a Quality Manager to oversee supplier quality levels and manage audits. The role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards, leading initiatives to optimize supplier processes, and mitigating quality-related issues. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in quality management and strong analytical skills. Closing date for applications is 11 November 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality management and supplier audits.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret quality data.
• Ability to lead quality initiatives and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality level of supplier parts according to standards.
• Manage supplier escalations due to quality issues.
• Lead quality performance reviews with top suppliers.
• Support plant quality and audit processes.

Job description

• Ensure the quality level of supplier parts in accordance with high MAN standards.
• Order supplier audits with the audit team and manage actions resulting from audits.
• Performing the RGA processes for Critical Purchased Parts in Projects.
• Manage supplier escalations in case of bad quality KPI performance of a supplier.
• Implement measures with poor performing suppliers to establish a normal situation.
• Support plant quality with corrective action to be taken by suppliers in complaint management.
• Initiate and manage quality initiatives to optimise processes at suppliers.
• Record, analyse and distribute quality related statistical information.
• Ensure supplier quality performance criteria are met and monitor supplier performance.
• Manage & perform the Q-Rating for MSC & TSC to support purchasing with nomination of suppliers.
• Manage supplier regress process and debit process in collaboration with the finance department.
• Support engineering with quality requirements whilst designing new parts.
• Manage and negotiate yearly Quality target agreements with General Management at the suppliers.
• Perform company-internal process audits.
• Support customer audits.
• Solve supplier induced field problems.
• Lead Quality Performance Reviews with TOP suppliers.

Closing Date

11 November 2025