Supplier Project Quality Leader

As the preferred partner for window and door automation, SOMFY is committed to inspiring new and better ways of living for all.

As a French, family-owned, and independent group, in continuous growth since our creation, we have been world leaders for 50 years and pioneers in home automation. Innovation continuously guides our work and guarantees the excellence of our solutions.

We are present in 58 countries, with eight production sites and 17 R&D centers. We are deeply committed to the well-being of our 7,000 employees, we promote their sustainable employability by promoting internal mobility and developing their skills. We foster diversity and inclusion by building on our strong corporate culture.

As part of the strong growth of the Somfy Group, you will join the Group's Supplier Quality department.

Within a team of 50 Project Supplier Quality Engineers in the Group, your role is to develop a new high-performance product or service with regard to the project objectives and the strategic objectives of the company.

In contact with many professions, you will be particularly challenged on your ability to deploy the APQP approach, the purchasing process and bring operational excellence internally and to our suppliers.

Main Tasks:

• Define and implement the development of the Supplier Electronics process based on the Quality Costs Technical Deadlines (QCDT) scenario selected with the project and ensure industrial performance;
• Facilitate and coordinate feasibility meetings and formalize the corresponding Quality requirements;
• Ensure and challenge the robustness of the design of the Mechanical product developed by the supplier (in case of Co-Development or supplier ODM);
• Ensure and challenge the robustness of the supplier's Mechanical manufacturing process and its ability to deliver compliant parts in series life;
• Conduct all the Quality audits necessary for the qualification of the supplier's process;
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the overall performance of suppliers.

Qualifications:

• Higher education in Mechanics or Electronics is ideally complemented by training in Quality;
• We take into considerations professional backgrounds coming from the fields of Mechanics, Electronics, Quality (product and process) and Industrialization;
• Experience of 3 to 5 years minimum in the field of automations or similar;
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes for mechanical components and/or products;
• Good knowledge of injection, cutting and electromechanical technologies;
• Fluency in Italian and English is a must.

Soft Skills:

• Leadership: ability to convince, animate, federate teams around a project;
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills: decipher and synthesize a large amount of information facilitating decision-making within the project.
• Ability to challenge advanced elements, both with suppliers and internal teams, on subjects that require it, in a constructive logic.
• Solution orientation, curiosity and resilience, you do not hesitate to approach new subjects from different angles, and know how to bounce back in case of difficulty.

• You will also be required to travel to suppliers.

Location: Schio (VI)

Reporting to: Access & Business Line Quality Manager

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