Global Quality Strategist

5 days ago


Nigel, Gauteng, South Africa Alstom Full time
About the Role

At Alstom, we're shaping the future of transportation by providing innovative solutions for greener and smarter mobility worldwide.

Job Summary

We're seeking an experienced Global Quality Strategist to join our team. As a key member of our Supplier Development function, you'll play a crucial role in driving quality excellence across our global supply chain.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Determine and deploy a comprehensive supplier quality development strategy within commodity scope, influencing procurement strategies and improving quality performance levels.
  • Collaborate with Global/Regional Commodity Managers to define and execute procurement strategies, ensuring alignment with supplier development objectives.
  • Conduct regular reviews at commodity level to monitor deployment of supplier development strategy and provide consolidated views on supplier panel quality performance and maturity.
Main Accountabilities:
  • Develop and implement 'off-cycle' evaluation plans for suppliers' industrial processes, including generic and special process audits.
  • Prioritize supplier quality initiatives, define audit plans, and manage closure of identified issues in accordance with agreed timelines.
  • Maintain consistency in audits delivered by regional SQ qualified auditors, covering suppliers within your scope of responsibility.
  • Achieve quality development commitments and objectives related to priority lists through evaluation, qualification coverage, and follow-up activities.
Quality Performance Improvement:
  • Analyze quality performance of suppliers under your responsibility, consolidating data to inform strategic decisions.
  • Communicate supplier quality performance to stakeholders, contributing to quarterly business reviews and QCDTE performance letters.
  • Lead supplier quality escalation processes for critical suppliers, resolving issues and ensuring timely resolution.
  • Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives for strategic/critical suppliers throughout their life cycle (FAI, NCE, warranty).
Leveraging Supplier Quality Network Knowledge:
  • Serve as the worldwide supplier quality referent for commodities within your scope, providing expertise for critical issue resolution and crisis management.
  • Contribute to the development of the supplier quality network, collaborating with other departments to enhance capabilities.
  • Animate REX communities and good practices for commodities, sharing knowledge and best practices.
Continuous Improvement:
  • Promote supplier development and quality initiatives across internal partners and suppliers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Apply and enforce proper application of supplier quality standards across the network and within your scope.
  • Contribute to working groups focused on enhancing supplier quality standards, processes, tools, methodologies, and more.
Frequently Required:

Frequent travel is required for this position, with a minimum 60% of time spent on domestic and international trips.

Requirements and Qualifications:
  • Graduated from technical and/or quality engineering degree.
  • Master's degree level or equivalent.
  • Special processes qualification for some scopes.
  • 5-10 years of experience in industry with positions such as quality, production, engineering, or equivalent.
  • Experience with quality tools, problem-solving, risk management, manufacturing processes, and global supplier management.
  • Knowledge of lean manufacturing, six sigma methodologies, IRIS Standard requirements, QMS/EHS/Safety, and mass production industries (railway, aeronautical, automotive).
About Us:

Alstom is a global leader in the rail sector, offering cutting-edge products and services that help create greener and smarter mobility worldwide.

We operate in over 63 countries and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

What We Offer:

As a global company, we offer competitive salaries and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to employee satisfaction and well-being.

This role offers a salary of around $120,000 - $150,000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience.



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