Quality Planning & Supplier Development; Product Introduction

Position: Quality Planning & Supplier Development (New Product Introduction)
## Quality Planning & Supplier Development (New Product Introduction)
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** Where would you like to shape the success of your future career:
At a worldwide leading manufacturer of process measuring and control technology? In a family- owned company that values its more than 3,700 employees in more than 30 countries and sees them all as individuals? In a team that breaks new ground with courage and passion?
**** Did you answer „Yes“ three times? Then it is time for us to make your acquaintance.
** RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Establish and lead Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) frameworks tailored for regulated industries
* Define quality strategies aligned with business growth and new market expansion
* Drive risk-based methodologies (FMEA, CTQs, control plans) across product and process development
* Align internal and supplier quality expectations with customer and regulatory requirements
* Lead quality execution across the NPI lifecycle:  concept, design, validation, launch, post-launch monitoring
* Ensure robust design transfers into manufacturing and supply chain
* Oversee:  + Design controls and technical reviews  + Process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)  + First Article Inspection (FAI) and PPAP (as applicable)
* Drive Right First Time (RFT) and First Pass Yield (FPY) for new product launches
* Develop and execute a strategic supplier development program aligned with business growth and NPI requirements
* Lead supplier engagement early in NPI to ensure:  + Design for manufacturability (DFM)  + Process capability and scalability  + Risk mitigation in critical components
* Establish supplier segmentation and performance management  + Strategic, critical, and transactional suppliers
* Drive supplier qualification and onboarding processes including:  + Audits and capability assessments  + Process validation alignment (IQ/OQ/PQ where applicable)
* Implement supplier quality tools:  + Supplier APQP  + PPAP/FAI  + Supplier FMEA and control plans
* Lead supplier performance improvement initiatives based on:  + Supplier PPM  + On-time delivery  + Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
* Drive First Article Inspection (FAI) and PPAP development.
* Lead qualification and onboarding of new suppliers aligned with NPI timelines.
* Develop supplier capability through Process audits, technical assessments, and Quality System evaluations (ISO 9001/ISO
14001, etc.)
* Establish supplier performance metrics:  Supplier PPM, On-time Delivery, Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
* Partner with Supply Chain to develop long term supplier partnerships and dual sourcing strategies
* Drive corrective actions and continuous improvement with suppliers using structured methodologies (8D, DMAIC)
* Ensure NPI and supplier development processes are fully integrated into the QMS and aligned with:  + ISO 9001  + ISO 13485  + FDA regulations (be, 21 CFR Part 82)
* Standardize and enforce procedures:  + Design control  + Supplier quality management  + Change management (including supplier changes)  + CAPA processes
* Ensure audit readiness across internal operations and supplier base
* Ensure compliance across core industries (Biopharma, Lab & Medical)
* Collaborate with Regulatory Compliance teams on:  + Product and material compliance (RoHs, REACH, CMRT,PFAS considerations)  + Supplier regulatory requirements and documentation
* Monitor evolving regulatory requirements impacting products and suppliers
* Lead collaboration across:  Engineering, Manufacturing & Operations, Supply Chain & Procurement and Regulatory Compliance
* Integrate suppliers into the broader ecosystem strategy (Technology, Service, Innovation Collaborators)
* Support co-development initiatives with key suppliers…