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Head of Global Quality Assurance & Control ITS f/m/d, Graz
Client:
AVL List GmbH
Location:
Graz, Austria
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
39e5466dec17
Job Views:
4
Posted:
23.03.2025
Expiry Date:
07.05.2025
Job Description:
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Quality Strategy & Matrix Management
* Develop and implement a quality strategy to harmonize global standards
* Implement a comprehensive understanding of quality across design, production, project realization, service, software, and suppliers
* Reorganize the quality structure with clear responsibilities and optimized interfaces
* Optimize and streamline the existing KPI system with realistic, end-to-end indicators for better control
2. Active Quality Assurance & 8D Process
* Clear responsibility for escalating and closing critical 8D reports
* Introduce and enforce a solution-oriented quality management approach that does not rely solely on KPIs
* Early involvement in key projects to proactively minimize quality risks
* Promote an innovative and fact-based mindset
3. Global Quality Networking & Collaboration
* Close collaboration with regional QM teams to identify and address local challenges early
* Build a stronger global quality unit to consolidate knowledge and standardize best practices
* Focus on international supply chains, especially with strategic partners in Asia
4. Audits, Certifications & Digitalization
* Ensure compliance with all relevant ISO standards & audit requirements (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, VDA unnecessary benchmarking burdens through a focused, pragmatic audit approach
* Close collaboration with the responsible central QM area to ensure a coherent audit and certification strategy and leverage synergies
* Digitalization and automation of quality processes to enable efficiency gains and transparency
YOUR PROFILE:
Experience & Qualification
* At least 10 years of experience in a global quality leadership role, ideally in a high-tech industrial company with a zero-defect strategy (KAIZEN)
* Technical degree (engineering, quality management, manufacturing technology, etc.) or equivalent education
* In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001, Six Sigma, APQP processes
* In-depth knowledge of technical compliance (CE) and quality control
* Experience in leading global, intercultural teams and transforming quality structures
* Fact-based decision-making and analytical thinking
Personality & Competencies
* Quality mindset and strong customer orientation
* Assertive to enforce sustainable quality improvements
* Structured & resilient to systematically tackle global challenges
* High adaptability to quickly adjust to new requirements in a dynamic environment
* Change agent who critically questions the status quo and drives sustainable improvements
* Very good English skills, additional languages are an advantage
* Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 30%)
WE OFFER:
* Contributing to a safer and more sustainable future of mobility
* A long-term and future-oriented workplace
* Health talks, seminars and check-ups as part of our broad health program
* Company sports club with more than 30 sections and regular sports events/trips
* Family-friendly working hours and childcare
Annual Remuneration: Due to the Austrian Equal Treatment Act we are obligated to state the annual gross remuneration (full-time, excl. bonus) for this position as a basis for negotiation: Additionally, a bonus will be part of the compensation package. The Employee will be classified according to the Collective Agreement for Employees of Industry (Collective Bargaining Agreement of the Automotive Industry). We will, in any case, offer market-conforming payment taking qualifications and professional experience into account.
At AVL, we foster and celebrate diversity: We recognize that diverse ways of thinking are required to achieve our vision of a greener, safer, and better world of mobility. Different backgrounds, attitudes, interests, and experiences make us successful. As Equal Opportunity Employer we consider all qualified applicants without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.
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