What awaits you?
• Responsible for supplier quality management activities across Asia for BMW Motorrad production, localization and future motorcycle projects.
• Ensure supplier readiness, product quality and manufacturing excellence from supplier nomination through series production.
• Lead supplier qualification, audits, industrialization, APQP, PPAP and supplier development activities.
• Drive problem-solving, root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions to achieve best-in-class quality performance.
• Support new product launches, localization initiatives and strategic supplier development throughout Asia.
• Monitor supplier performance, identify quality risks and implement continuous improvement measures.
• Collaborate closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Production, Logistics and international BMW Group partners.
• Conduct process, product and system audits according to BMW Group requirements, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3 and ISO 9001 standards.
• Develop suppliers across a broad range of technologies including casting, forging, machining, stamping, welding, tube forming, assembly, plastic injection molding, rubber components and mechatronic systems.
• Support supplier quality activities for electronics, PCBA assembly, wiring harnesses, sensors, actuators, lighting systems, control units, battery technologies and charging components.
• Evaluate and improve manufacturing processes related to painting, powder coating, anodizing, plating, heat treatment and corrosion protection systems.
What should you bring along?
• University degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Electronics, Industrial Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrialization or Automotive Quality Management.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, 8D and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience with supplier audits, manufacturing processes and quality management systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in automotive, motorcycle, electronics, industrial or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Willingness to travel across Asia and work closely with suppliers from different countries, cultures and technology fields.
• Fluent English skills and ability to work effectively in an international environment.
• Passion for technology, supplier development, manufacturing excellence and premium quality standards.
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With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading pre-mium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial services. The BMW Group production network comprises over 30 production sites worldwide; the company has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2024, the BMW Group sold over 2.45 million passenger vehicles and more than 210,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in the financial year 2024 was € 11.0 billion on revenues amounting to € 142.4 billion. As of 31 December 2024, the BMW Group had a workforce of 159,104 employees.
The economic success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term thinking and responsible action. Sustainability is a key element of the BMW Group’s corporate strategy and covers all products from the supply chain and production to the end of their useful life.
