Responsible to assure product and process quality of supplied parts and support BBA and BMW AG Purchasing-, Development-, Quality- and Logistic Department on all Global Sourcing and Local Content Activities in Asia related to parts quality, supplier quality management issues and ensure know how transfer and training to Quality Sr. Specialist.

Major Responsibilities

• Supplier evaluation within the supplier selection process with the tools Supplier Pre Evaluation and Risk Assessment with the focus on product and process quality, quality management system and manufacturing technologies and documented in QMT Visit Report
• QMT Evaluation of qualification costs and definition of required measurements and aggreement with the supplier before supplier nomination
• Steering and monitoring of QMT part for Global Sourcing and Local Content Projects according to BMW Quality Processes and requierements (e.g. RGA), includes the steering of series tooling, series equipment and series process.
• Lead and organize a Launchteam (coordinate the Logistic-, Purchasing and QMT activities), puts countermeasurements in place and verify the in time implementation.
• Buy off of parts, tooling and checking devices, series equipment, series process at the supplier location during the build phases
• QMT part preparation and release of Process Series, ramp up curve and ISIR-Procedure (PPAP)
• Product and Process Audits at suppliers, Supplier Requalifications
• Follow-up of measurements and actions defined out of Process Series and Supplier Audits
• Analyse parts quality problems and coordinate the problem solving process
• Problem solving responsibility in the PQM process for topics releated to supplier production processes (Regelkreis 1und 2 in PEP / Regelkreis 2 in series phase)
• Evaluation of supplier performance in PEP and series production (LPKM)
• Initialization of escalation in case of series deviations in qualtity performance of suppliers
• Willing to take over responsibility in other technical areas and lead the problem solving Willing to take over responsibility in other technical areas and lead the problem solving

Qualifications

• Education / Degree: Master / Bachelor degree or equivalent with minimum 5 years BMW experience
• Intense experience in quality methods. Excellent knowledge of QMT-Processes (Product and Process Development & Series Production). QMS/QMR know-how is plus.
• Experience in terms of supplier evaluation.
• Well-founded knowledge of industrial production processes, sound knowledge of process engineering and Process Development & Series Production).
• Founded and business fluent knowledge in English language, additional knowledge in Chinese or German language is a benefit
• Intercultural competence, successful acting in intercultural teams. Good communication skills.High flexibility and mobility, high stress tolerance. High responsibility awareness.
• Willing to Travel
• Experience in sub-supplier management.
• Experience in a technical field at automotive OEM or supplier in Project phase before SOP and series production. Preferred experience with combustion engine components or vehicle powertrain components.