Supplier Quality Engineer

Mission:


* Identify day-to-day non-quality factors, conduct or have other departments conduct in-depth analyses and monitor quality improvement plans at suppliers.


* Identify potential issues before they occur and implement preventive solutions.


* Lead quality issue resolution through containment, correction and prevention steps and check effectiveness of suppliers' actions.

Train/coach suppliers.


* Conduct process audits at suppliers and launch improvement action plans to help them develop their quality performance.


* Follow and act as per Corporate Schneider Supplier Quality Management (SSQM) guideline

Key Responsibilities:


* Pilot Part/Product Qualification Process and manage Supplier performance at the level of the plant (Outside Group and Inside Group suppliers).


* Manage the sustainability recovery of his plant panel of suppliers.


* Actively apply and is involved in Supplier Qualification Process.

Main Activities:


* Pilot the containment, corrective and preventives actions to solve the technical part quality issues of the plant using the 8D methodology.


* Address gaps and noncompliance to the suppliers and check the effectiveness of the supplier actions.


* Manage supplier roadblocks with Supplier and with the support of the Regional Supplier Quality Development (RSQD), Plant Procurement Manager (PPM), Schneider Supplier Leader (SSL), when needed (Plant Supman/Quality review meeting).


* Pilot the qualification of the part through the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) within the Optimize process.


* Participate actively to the APQP/PPAP with Offer Lifecycle Management (OLM) specifically during the responsibility transfer hand-over.


* Support Incoming Inspection activities defining critical suppliers/products/characteristics to be monitored.


* Monitor supplier quality performance at the plant level, reports it and manage Most impacting Quality Suppliers actions (Plant Supman/Quality review meeting).


* Lead 8D (PRB evaluation), Temporary Quality Wall implementation.


* Contribute with RSQD to SE Process audit, pFMEA evaluation.


* Manage the Supplier Qualification status and SE property tool status in a partnership with Tooling & Technology experts.


* Lead the End-to-End PPAP flow, ensuring PSW signed before mass production.


* Manage Suppliers derogations in Supplier Process Change Notification (SPCN) animation when plant is impacted.


* Be the Data-Owner of Quality Domain (QCO) managing all data (creation, update and deletion) to support the Quality Processes on the several used tools (SAP and any Domain/local tools), when applicable.

Qualifications and Skills:


* Full proficiency in Italian and English


* Ability to work effectively in a complex and structured environment, managing interactions within a matrix organization.


* Strong negotiation skills and proven capability to interact and collaborate with suppliers to ...