Supplier Quality Manager

The company

EM Microelectronic-Marin SA is a company of the SWATCH GROUP (40' employees worldwide), specialized in the design and manufacturing of high-end technology, integrated circuits and electronic modules. The quality of our products and the know-how of our teams, position EM Microelectronic-Marin SA as an internationally recognized semiconductor and display provider for applications in the watch industry, for telecommunications, in consumer goods and the automotive industry.

Job description

EM suppliers quality management directly impacts effectiveness and efficiency of the following activities: SCAR process management, suppliers selection and qualification, process change management, suppliers performance monitoring and continuous improvement plan, critical suppliers focus, global quality performance evaluation and suppliers development plan, where appropriate, suppliers audits, and supplier quality management strategy.

EM internal auditor: He/She ensures that organizational processes comply with the requirements of standards (e.g., ISO , IATF , ISO, etc), as well as customer, regulatory, and the organizations own requirements.

This impacts EM Marin, as well as remote locations EM BKK.

In order to strengthen our Quality department we are recruiting a:

Supplier Quality Manager

• Defines supplier quality management strategy in close collaboration with Quality management, Operations and Business Units. Ensures its implementation, monitoring and effective completion
• Ensures Suppliers quality agreements are established and reviewed timely
• Ensure EM and EM customers requirements are effectively deployed to relevant customers
• Ensures SCAR management process is effective: root cause analysis, effectiveness of CAPA and adequate response, according to EM and EM customers requirements
• Collaborates closely with operations, BU and purchasing to assess, select and qualify new suppliers and qualify new articles. Reviews and validates suppliers PPAP, where applicable
• Collaborates closely with operations, BU and purchasing to review, assess, accept and qualify suppliers process changes
• Supports risk assessment for suppliers related waiver requests and ensures proper monitoring to guarantee no impact to EM production and customers
• Ensures that yearly targets are defined and deployed to automotive grade and other relevant suppliers, foundries and subcontractors
• Monitors and reports suppliers quality performance to management. Analyzes, define and drive continuous improvement projects based on top detractors
• Supports Suppliers Performance Re-evaluation jointly with the Supply Chain team to trigger suppliers audit and development plan
• Owns supplier audit program in coordination with interested parties. VDA 6.3 methodology required for automotive grade suppliers
• Lead auditor for EM internal audit activities: risk assessment and prioritization of the audits, performs internal audits, reviews and validates effectiveness of corrective actions, consolidates and reports main system gaps and opportunities to management, ensures that the practices, processes and procedures of the organization confirm to the internal and external requirements.

Profile

• Engineering degree (Master is a plus) in Electronics, Microelectronics, Materials engineering. 5-10 years in a supplier quality organization
• Quality Management System: ISO , IATF
• Automotive core tools: FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, APQP
• Relevant industry standards as AEC Q, Jedec, MIL etc.
• Audit experience with VDA 6.3 and strong knowledge of ISO . Analytic skills & strong problem solving methods. Statistical knowledge is a plus
• Knowledge of semiconductor products development and manufacturing processes / environment
• Project management skills

Professional requirements

• Self-driven, hands on, customer oriented, team player, excellent communication skills, leadership in a matrix organization, fact based decision-making, negociation, prioritization, empathy, flexibility

Languages

Fluent in French & English, German a plus

Contact

Denise Germann

Rue des Sors 3
Marin (Neuchatel)
Switzerland

Company address

EM Microelectronic-Marin Ltd
Rue des Sors 3
CH- Marin-Epagnier

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