In Schneider Electric everything we do promotes progress and sustainability for all - our colleagues, customers, partners, and the communities and societies where we live and work. From the products, software, and services driving the digital transformation of energy management and automation to corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make an impact by helping people and organizations become more resilient and efficient, more electric and digital.

Which is where you come in. Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

The Role:

We are seeking a talented professional to take on the role of a Supplier Quality Leader (Battery). In this role, you will focus on battery technology and play a critical role in the overall success of the Schneider supplier quality management. Acting as a key bridge between R& D, offer quality, procurement, Schneider plants, and the Component suppliers. Supplier quality leader is responsible for driving all supplier related activities to maintain a sustained supply chain and robust battery components quality, and battery supplier manufacturer process.

What will you do?

• Define the battery component quality target with aggressive quality ambitions, closely monitor and drive resource to best fulfill.
• Identify potential failure mode of battery at product design phase.
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) execution for new project launch and major change on product and process.
• Identify battery supplier technical and quality risks and push for prevention.
• Drive the root cause analysis and solve the problem in time with 8D method, in case of any quality issue or customer complaint.
• Manage the regular audit and drive quality continue improvement.
• Validate the supplier's corrective action plan and ensure the execution, coach supplier if necessary.
• Act as an expert for battery technology, directly manage supplier critical / escalated issue from plants or Line of Business (LoB).
• Influence the decision of supplier business strategy by quality performance.
• Represent quality in front of suppliers to deploy and implement SE process and policies, ensure suppliers complied with SE requirement.
• Work with category manager to motivate supplier for self-improvement spontaneously, build good collaboration and strategic partnership.
• Train & coach suppliers for competence e.g. quality methodology, project management skills.
• Strengthen the best practices and animate quality & technical community in the category, to drive the total category supplier competence and performance level up incrementally.
• Work collaboratively with cluster / plant / LoB to collect feedback and drive correction actions.
• Develop the process audit tools and checklist by category.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Min Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Min 7+ years of supplier quality management experience. Strong technology know-how on battery technology (mainly in VRLA, plus point on Li-ion).
• Strong knowledge of quality methodology, e.g. FMEA, DOE, 8D, 6-sigma as plus point.
• Outstanding analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills in written and oral. Fluent in English communication.
• Ability to work cross functionally in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated cross functional leadership.
• Broad operations and project management experience.
• Strong work ethic with a high degree of flexibility.
• Demonstrate ability to drive and deliver strategic business plans and initiatives.

What's in it for me?

• Global Family Leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership
• ...and more!

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

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