Senior Manager - Quality

Company Description

In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end to end engineering and technology solutions. The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies. Bosch set-up its manufacturing operation in 1951, which has grown over the years to include 18 manufacturing sites, and seven development and application centers. Bosch Group in India employs over 31,000 associates and generated consolidated revenue of about ₨.21,450 crores* (2.66 billion euros) in 2018 of which ₨. 15,824 crores*(1.96 billion euros) from third party. The Group in India has close to 18,000 research and development associates.

In India, Bosch Limited is the flagship company of the Bosch Group. It earned revenue of over ₨. 12,460 crores (1.54 billion euros) in 2018. Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.in.

Job Description

1. Align to PT Global tools strategy, Plant strategy & RO-IN strategy and Propose, Execute the strategy for achieving targets for the plant based on internal and customer expectation / requirements by ensuring QMS across value chain, problem solving and reliability incl. RPP, IDC & TDC.
2. Establish & supervise regular interactions on progress of Q measures w.r.t customer quality topics (requirements, claim management etc.) with mapped management levels at suppliers & customers.
3. Authorize and escalate quality concerns / risks to leadership team (as per escalation matrix) to seek appropriate management interventions / decisions.
4. Plan and supervise annual quality reviews to drive organization mandates w.r.t RB Norms, customer requirements, ISO standards.
5. Oversee Product, Process and System internal annual audit plan and specific process to achieve operational excellence.
6. Assess and approve Quality gates for new product releases to ensure safe launch.
7. Oversee investments and upkeep of the QM laboratories (inhouse and extended workbench) with the necessary calibrations & certifications to ensure all time availability and achieve pre-defined performance levels.
8. Enable and coach Value stream in scaling Q metrics with appropriate skills and tools (Q mindset drive, Establishment of Quality academy, LPC, Line-walk, Quality dialogue etc.,)
9. Foresee the quality management and competency requirements within the function based on current and future business trends in both direct & Indirect associates capability development.
10. ▪Functional leadership and target responsibility of Business Unit MPP quality organization in AP
    ▪Assure fulfillment of global PT and Business Unit quality strategy in MPP segment.
    ▪Set quality targets for all MPP segments in alignment with Business Unit QMM and with BUL
    ▪Release of MPP products & processes out of Q-perspective, Release of products & processes out of Q-perspective for AP
    ▪Set Q-targets for new MPP products according to Business Unit target setting and track fulfillment (RUQ)
    ▪Contribute to quality improvements for quality top offender

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical or automotive engineering.
• At least 10-15 years of professional experience, of which at least 5 years’ experience in quality management, people management, leading teams as Group head or Manager.
• Proficient in problem solving methods (8D, Shainin, 6 Sigma analysis etc.) & execution.
• Proficient in Manufacturing process, Value chain and Quality management system & methods, risk identification and mitigation
• Proficient in topics related to Product liability, Compliance.
• Certification on internal auditing is preferred.

Additional Information

• Entrepreneurial thinking and acting, structured & strategic way of working with good business overview.
• Profound knowledge of products, technology, standards, processes & methods, requirements-engineering, project management etc.
• Have new product concept development experience is preferred.
• Agile mindset, have enough capability to coach and lead the functional teams.
• Strong cross functional team leadership and influence.
• Strong communication skills dealing with different stakeholders and teams.
• Profound English skill and competence in both oral and written English.