Senior Purchasing Engineer - Purchasing Management Quality (PMQ)

at  Bosch Group

Company Description
Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology - with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe.

WELCOME TO BOSCH

Bosch was founded in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) and for more than 130 years has been distinguished by a unique corporate culture based on solid values that drive us to improve every day. Our products, present in a wide variety of fields, that contribute to improve the quality of life of millions of people.

Job Description

• Plan, execute and release preventive quality activities for supplied components related to new projects, as well as those involved in engineering change requests (ECR).
• Conduct technical supplier discussions (TSD) with project team and supplier to clarify part requirements and quality related project milestones.
• Evaluate and confirm supplier technical capability before supplier awarding.
• Execute process assessment and capacity confirmation (Run@Rate) at supplier.
• Define and follow-up early production containment (EPC) and Safe Launch activities.
• Release production part approval process (PPAP), final release of purchased components.
• Direct and coordinate the resolution of quality problems related to supplied components before start of production (SOP) and during launch maturation.
• Provide with support to the team to solve technical versatile quality topics for the allocated components.
• Report preventive quality topics during escalation meetings and to management team when necessary.
• Guarantee the compliance with the Bosch quality requirements at the supplier and their sub-suppliers during the product development process and for the release.
• Assure that the assigned projects and commodities are qualified according to the existing processes and guidelines and that the timing is met.
• Demonstrate project management skills including planning, prioritizing, monitoring, coordinating, and change and risk management.
• Work closely with purchasing project manager, engineering and manufacturing, as an active and continuous simultaneous engineering (SE) team member.
• Ensures an environment that fosters collaboration and effective working relationships within the cross functional SE team.
• Demonstrates commitment to empowerment, development, diversity and inclusion in an assigned area and across business units.
• Deploy lessons learned and coordinate activities to continuously improve the Preventive Quality and release

process.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional experience in project purchasing, supplier quality, manufacturing, engineering, or quality management.
• Understanding of quality management and experience with preventive quality processes as well as problem-solving tools (8D, 5Why, Shainin, 6Sigma, Kepner-Tregoe, etc…).
• Good project management skills (planning, coordinating, prioritizing, and communicating complex tasks within the project team, risk assessment, and escalation).
• Willingness to work in an international team, with the ability to adapt to different project requirements, environments and to travel within and outside the home country when necessary.
• APQP experience
• Proficient in English and Spanish, other languages like German are a plus.
• Experience with plastic components, sourcing, or supplier quality management from the automotive industry is a plus.

Additional Information
Bosch is constantly expanding its international presence, since for us cultural diversity represents one of our greatest strengths. We are continuously promoting the growth of our more than 13,000 associates, who develop their full potential in one of the highest quality companies in technology. We value the balance between personal and work life as one of the main tools to improve the creativity and productivity of our associates.
Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch

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