Location:

Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil

Job ID:

R0057828

Date Posted:

2024-07-25

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY BRASIL LTDA.

Profession (Job Category):

Quality Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

Mission Statement:

Drive excellence in quality, delivery and compliance for the HUB supply base. Ensure global processes are understood and implemented by the HUB SCM network. Provide quality and compliance status updates to HUB Supply Chain management. Guide and train HUB SQEs for sustainable supply performance. Act as the main SQ interface between the HUB and the BU to ensure implementation of the BU SQ roadmap within the HUB. Take the ultimate accountability and approval authority, and reviews and assures the quality of the team’s operation in accordance with PG, BU, and HUB regulations and procedures. 

Responsibilities:

1. Supply Quality Organization: 
• Set up the SQ structure at the HUB level in line with the BU SCM blueprint and the process framework.    
• Ensure adequate staffing for the HUB SQ team to support relevant categories regionally. 
• Have the direct line management responsibility for the HUB SQE team. 

2. Supply Quality Strategy: 
• Act as the main interface between the BU SQM and the HUB SCM and lead the implementation of the BU SQ initiatives within the HUB. Set the HUB SQ targets and the priorities in line with the BU SQ yearly targets.  

3. Supply Base Management: 
• Coordinate, monitor and report supply base management activities within the HUB: 
Supplier Qualification
Supplier Assessment (On-site Audits):  

Supply Base Compliance:  
Parts Approval Process

Supplier Issue Resolution, Non-Conformance, and Claim Management

Supplier Performance Monitoring

Supplier Performance Improvement /Supplier Development

4. Interface with the Suppliers: 
• Represent the “voice of customer” to the suppliers during the supplier audits and as well as other remote activities/follow-up (e.g: interface with suppliers’ R&D, operations and quality senior management).  

5. Process and System Utilization: 
• Implement the BU supplier management processes within the HUB and standardize through LECI and procedures.  
• Support the BU SQM in the creation of Supplier Quality Assurance Manual for PGTR and contribute corresponding standardization activities at the BU and/or PG SQ level.  
• Ensure proper utilization of the SBM tools according to the global procedures. 

6. Coaching and Mentoring: 
• Coach and mentor HUB SQE’s. 
• Lead the SQ skills and the competence enhancement within the HUB (e.g: trainings, standardization, guidelines, etc.) 

7. People Leadership and Development: 
• Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed (with HRBP support).  
• Guide, motivate, and develop direct and indirect subordinates following HR policies, and coordinate talent management and succession planning within assigned area. 

Your Background:

• Bachelor´s degree in Engineering
• Advanced/Fluent English is mandatory
• Spanish is a plus
• Professional work experience in Supplier Quality
• SAP / PowerBI / SharePoint
• Availability to travel 
• Green or Black Belt certification is desirable