Design Quality Manager (m/w/d)

What you can expect

• Responsibility for planning, controlling, and tracking all quality-related project activities, including quality milestones and gate reviews in the Product Development Process
• Definition, evaluation, and safeguarding of product and process quality (including FMEA, risk and reliability analyses, quality control plans, critical quality characteristics)
• Ensuring complete and standards-compliant development documentation, as well as fulfillment of quality requirements for zero series, pilot production, initial sampling, and series ramp-up
• Leading root cause analyses and applying structured problem-solving methods (e.g. FMEA, 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa), including tracking of actions through to proof of effectiveness
• Participation in supplier quality management (definition of requirements, assessment of the maturity level of purchased parts, collaboration with Purchasing and Supplier Quality)
• Analysis of project-related quality KPIs, derivation of preventive measures, and cross-site lessons learned to support continuous improvement
• Preparation and presentation of quality-related status reports and management updates
• Functional leadership of the quality team within the project

What you need to succeed with us

• Completed technical degree (e.g. engineering, quality management, industrial engineering)
• Several years of experience in quality and/or project management in an industrial environment
• Excellent knowledge of relevant quality methods and tools (including FMEA, control plan, PPAP, APQP, 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, SPC, MSA) as well as experience with quality management systems (especially ISO 9001)
• Practical experience in project work and cross-functional collaboration, confident use of ERP systems, ideally CAQ systems, and very good MS Office skills
• Strong quality awareness, analytical and structured way of working, as well as strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Strong communication, facilitation, and teamwork skills, with a confident manner, assertiveness, and conflict and negotiation competence
• Business-fluent English skills; German is an advantage

What we offer

• Flexible working hours and models as well as mobile office options for a good work-life balance
• Personal development through development programs, training, or e-learning as well as professional mobility within the international Groupe SEB
• Generous employee discounts in the WMF online store and corporate benefits
• Excellent company restaurant with employee subsidy and a wide and varied range of food, kiosk, and food to go for your physical well-being
• Attractive salary package with Christmas and vacation bonuses and company pension scheme
• Health offers such as job bike leasing or advice for your health
• Which goes without saying for us: 30 days annual leave, a variety of employee events, free parking, and coffee & tea specialties

Further information on our employee benefits can be found here\: Working at WMF - Insight into the corporate culture at WMF (aboutwmf.com)