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 preventive 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, report 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 ensure quality, cost, and delivery objectives are met.
• Solid knowledge and hands‑on experience with PPAP (Production Part Approval Process).
• Experience in claim management, including handling non‑conformities and coordinating corrective actions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with problem‑solving methodologies, such as 8D, and risk analysis tools, including FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis).

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on diverse projects ranging from local tenders to complex solution proposals.
• Development of expertise across multiple business areas and technologies.
• Career growth through exposure to various aspects of contract and proposal management.
• Collaborative environment working with cross‑functional teams.
• Platform to enhance your commercial and technical knowledge.

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