Supplier Quality Leader - Project & Mass Production

About the role

SOMFY, a French family-owned group leading home automation, is looking for a Supplier Quality Leader in Felgueiras. The role covers supplier quality across the project and development phase and mass production, ensuring suppliers deliver compliant components on time with sustainable performance. It is a cross-functional leadership position with strong interaction with suppliers, purchasing, production, project managers and technical teams.

Key responsibilities

• Define and implement supplier process development in line with the QCDT scenarios agreed with project and purchasing teams.
• Lead the definition and validation of supplier product and process qualification plans.
• Ensure the transfer of supplier projects to mass production, handing over information, risks, requirements and technical knowledge to industrial teams.
• Analyze and manage supplier claims, and drive continuous improvement actions focused on medium-term objectives.
• Conduct process and capacity audits at suppliers and follow up on annual supplier process qualifications.
• Initiate supplier performance escalation processes with purchasing when needed, and ensure the relevance of incoming inspection instructions across Group sites.

Required profile

• Degree in Engineering, Quality, Production, Industrialization or a related field.
• Experience in supplier quality, project quality, production quality, industrialization or technical purchasing.
• Experience in an industrial environment and regular interaction with suppliers.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Knowledge of quality tools and problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to conduct process audits and assess supplier production capacity.
• Valued: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, control plans, 8D, Ishikawa, 5 Why and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of purchasing processes, supplier development and industrialization.
• Claims management, PPM indicators and supplier improvement plans.

What we offer

• A key leadership role with high visibility across all regions.
• The chance to lead a strategic global transformation project.
• Exposure to multinational operations and career progression within a growing manufacturing framework.

Candidates must apply through the company's secure online system with an English CV; applications sent by email or post will not be considered.