Accelleron

Product Industrialization & Supplier Quality Manager High Volume High Speed (m/f/d) (80-100%)

Accelleron Baden, Aargau, Switzerland

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · 1,001-5,000 employees

13 h ago
Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time Switzerland
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About the role

You will coordinate supplier readiness and industrialization activities for high-volume components while driving APQP deployment. The role involves leading cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, and supply chain to ensure successful ramp-up and serial production.

What they look for

APQP Supplier quality Industrialization PPAP FMEA SPC MSA 8D Root cause analysis Mechanical engineering Manufacturing engineering Quality management Project management Stakeholder management Lean six sigma Supply chain management

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering and possess at least 8 years of experience in relevant manufacturing industries. Strong expertise in quality methodologies like APQP, PPAP, and FMEA is required, along with proven leadership in cross-functional project management.

Benefits

Canteen Childcare Modern office Smart working Flexible working model Attractive holiday plans Employee assistance program

Full description

Accelleron is accelerating sustainability in the marine and energy industries as a global technology leader in turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital solutions for heavy-duty applications. Building on a heritage of over 100 years as a trusted industry partner, the company serves customers in more than 100 locations in over 50 countries. Accelleron’s 3,000 employees are continuously innovating to deliver best-in-class products, services, and solutions that are mission-critical for the energy transition. You will join a team of experts in an exciting international environment, committed to excellence and innovation. Together, we support our customers in driving the transition toward sustainable industries with cutting-edge technology, deep expertise, and smart solutions. At Accelleron, we foster diversity and inclusion, welcoming and celebrating individual differences as a source of strength.

Join Accelleron's High-Speed Product Management team and help build the future of high-volume turbocharger production.

In this role, you will coordinate supplier readiness and industrialization activities for Make & Buy and high-volume components. You will drive APQP deployment, supplier qualification, production readiness and ramp-up execution, while coordinating engineering, quality, supply chain and operations teams across the organization.

We are looking for a hands-on technical leader who combines engineering expertise, quality management and industrialization know-how with the ability to influence organizations, drive change and deliver results through collaboration.

Your Responsibilities

  • Act as APQP facilitator and drive deployment of supplier quality and industrialization processes across high-volume and Make & Buy initiatives.
  • Ensure supplier readiness, qualification and production readiness for ramp-up of high-volume components.
  • Ensure appropriate quality assurance concepts, control plans, process capability targets and monitoring concepts are established before SOP.
  • Ensure effective application of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D and Root Cause Analysis methodologies.
  • Define and establish supplier quality requirements for high-volume and Make & Buy components.
  • Ensure that roles, processes and governance are in place to sustain quality and performance throughout serial production.
  • Lead industrialization risk management, readiness reviews and escalation of critical issues.
  • Support supplier audits, process assessments and qualification activities together with the responsible line organizations.
  • Coordinate Engineering, SCM, Quality and Operations to ensure successful industrialization, ramp-up and transfer into serial production.

Your background

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering or equivalent.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in turbocharging, automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment or similar manufacturing industries.
  • Proven experience in supplier industrialization, production readiness, APQP deployment and successful ramp-up management.
  • Strong understanding of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, 8D and Root Cause Analysis.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt certification and experience with process capability and SPC tools is an advantage
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects involving Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and external suppliers.
  • Proven experience moderating technical discussions, leading task forces and driving complex problem-solving activities.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and align organizations without direct authority.
  • Hands-on, results-oriented leader with strong analytical skills and willingness to travel internationally for supplier assessments, industrialization activities and ramp-up support.
  • Fluent English and German

Your benefits

  • Canteen
  • Childcare
  • Modern office, smart working
  • Flexible Working Model
  • Attractive holiday plans
  • Employee Assistance Program

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about Accelleron, take another look at our website accelleron.com.

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