Assistant Manager Safety Analysis (all genders welcome)

at  Kia Europe GmbH

WHO ARE WE?

Kia is a global mobility brand with a vision to create sustainable mobility solutions for consumers, communities, and societies around the world. Founded in 1944, Kia has been building motorcycles, cars and trucks for more than 75 years.
Kia is now spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery electric vehicles, developing a growing range of mobility services while encouraging millions of people to explore the best ways of getting around. Our brand slogan – ‘Movement that inspires’ – reflects our commitment to inspire consumers through our products and services.
Kia Europe is the European sales and manufacturing arm of Kia Corporation. From our headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, we lead 39 markets across Europe and the Caucasus, employing more than 5,500 persons, including about 3,500 blue collar workers in our state of the art car plant in Zilina, Slovakia.
Our headquarter is home to more than 40 different nationalities and this diversity is truly inspiring! This means that every day at Kia is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. The mix of ambitious and dynamic employees from all over the world is the fuel to our success. Do you have what it takes to join our team? We are looking forward to getting to know you!

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Trend Analysis: Assist in establishing and standardizing processes for analyzing trends in complex, text-rich, and voluminous datasets containing information on product quality issues occurring in the market.
• IT System Liaison: Support the European liaison role for new IT systems aimed at retaining recommendations, analyses, and supporting data for managing inactive/active safety-related defect investigations.
• Data Monitoring: Monitor and analyze internal data sources (e.g., PIR accident reports, government complaints, warranty claims, Techline cases, Technical Service Bulletins) to identify emerging issues related to vehicle safety.
• External Analysis: Monitor and analyze external data sources (e.g., VOQ’s, competitor recalls, government investigations) to identify emerging issues related to vehicle safety.
• Deep-Dive Analysis: Conduct deep-dive analysis to assist in formulating recommendations for opening vehicle safety-related investigations on emerging issues, knowledge discovery, and proactive forecasting.
• Committee Coordination: Support communication between the Data Review Committee and the Technical Review Committee on in-process proposals.
• Industry Monitoring: Monitor new safety-related matters and rising trends in the industry and provide updates to ESO leadership on best practices and potential risks.
• Innovation: Contribute to the development of new methods of trend analysis and problem-solving, drawing inspiration from best practices and innovations from competitors or other industries.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with other departments (e.g., service, engineering, legal, QA, factories) to help resolve issues with data integrity and delivery or make recommendations for innovative improvements.
• Presentation: Assist in preparing and presenting results to the Data Review Board.

As a Safety Analysis Assistant Manager at Kia, you will play a key role in enhancing vehicle safety by analyzing complex datasets and identifying trends related to product quality and safety. You will support safety-related defect investigations and collaborate with multiple departments to ensure data integrity and contribute to innovative improvements. Additionally, you will act as the European contact for new IT systems related to safety data management:

• Contribute to the European Safety Analysis Team
• Evaluate all quality-related data from various markets and databases
• Support quality and safety investigations by providing detailed analysis and insight