Product Quality Owner

Drive the best quality performance of new and existing products, throughout the whole products development and manufacturing process. Manage with an End-to-End approach the whole quality life cycle of the products assigned.
Principle Accountabilities:
- Member of international project teams developing new household products in all existing product categories (e.g., Blender; Steam Iron; Steam Station, Garment Steamer, Floorcare Juicer); focus is on Home Products;
- Determination of Quality Requirements for each project;
- Application of relevant tools, such as APQP, ISIR , FMEA, Auditing, 8D, Risk- Assessment, etc.;
- Management of quality-related processes in the projects, such as planning of relevant tests, preparation of Prototype and Production Release, etc.;
- Investigation and follow-up of Corrective Actions with suppliers, R&D and manufacturing sites;
- Market monitoring and failure analysis of returned products to identify problems and initiate corrective actions (8D-Logic) at existing range of products;
- Initiate and follow independently the continuous improvement process;
- Exchange with all Brands in the De'Longhi Group striving for Best-Practice processes.
Job Profile Qualifications & Knowledge:
- University , or CCI Degree in Electrical Engineering or alternatively Mechanical Engineering with good basic knowledge in electronics;
- Advanced know-how in the quality management Norm ISO 9001;
- Quality management specialist QMS- with proofed certificate;
- Audit (Process,- or System) experience;
- Supplier Quality management;
- Statistical process control (SPC);
- Very good English language skills, spoken and written; German language skills preferable;
- High level of communication, cooperation and negotiation skills, familiar in presenting and communicating to different management levels;
- Project management skills with focus on all aspects of a project, such as quality, costs and timing;
- Methodological skills in the area of quality management and the application of standards and tools such as 8D, APQP, ISIR, FMEA, Risk Analysis; ISO9001, Audits, QFD, SPC.

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