Supplier Development Manager

Job description

**Your future role** Take on a new challenge and apply your supplier quality development expertise in a cutting-edge field. Youll work alongside dedicated, collaborative, and innovative teammates. Youll play a critical role in driving supplier quality development strategies and ensuring the highest standards of quality performance across our supplier network. Day-to-day, youll work closely with teams across the business (such as Procurement, Engineering, and Operations), conduct supplier audits, and manage supplier development action plans to enhance their capabilities and performance. Youll specifically take care of defining and executing supplier development priorities and managing supplier performance evaluations, but also contribute to the continuous improvement of our supplier development tools, methods, and processes. Well look to you for: - Deploying the Supplier Quality Development strategy within the commodity - Advising Procurement Commodity teams on strategy definition and execution - Conducting supplier process evaluations, including generic and special process audits - Defining and consolidating the Supplier Development Priority List and associated audit plans - Ensuring consistency and quality in audits conducted by regional teams - Driving and monitoring Supplier Development action plans at domain and regional levels - Providing expertise to support global supplier quality networks and critical issue resolution - Organizing and executing workshops at suppliers premises to enhance their capabilities - Measuring and analyzing the impact of supplier development activities - Promoting and enforcing Supplier Development standards and best practices - Contributing to the continuous improvement of Supplier Development tools, processes, and methodologies **All about you** We value passion and attitude over experience. Thats why we dont expect you to have every single skill. Instead, weve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role: - Degree in Technical and/or Quality Engineering (Masters level or equivalent) - 510 years of experience in industry in roles such as Quality, Production, or Engineering - Experience in developing suppliers for interior/FRP/painted parts - Proficiency in quality tools (e.g., problem-solving, risk management tools) - NDT Level 2 certification in accordance with ISO9712 - Knowledge of special processes (e.g., welding, torquing, painting, gluing, riveting) - Experience managing global suppliers - Understanding of mass production industries (e.g., railway, engineering, automotive) - Familiarity with supplier quality and program management - Proficiency in audit techniques and methodologies - Knowledge of lean manufacturing and six sigma methodologies - Understanding of IRIS Standard requirements and quality management systems - Leadership with strong communication and influencing skills - Fluent in English - International and multi-cultural mindset - Ability to work in a matrix organization - Autonomous, rigorous, and customer-oriented - Continuous improvement mindset and agile, responsible approach **Things youll enjoy** Join us on a life-long transformative journey the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. Youll also: - Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines - Work with new security standards for rail signalling - Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues - Contribute to innovative projects - Utilise our inclusive and dynamic working environment - Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries - Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning - Progress towards leadership roles within the supplier quality domain - Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension) You dont need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, youll be proud. If youre up for the challenge, wed love to hear from you!