Supply Chain Quality Manager

Your Role and your Team:

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Quality Production Organization, you will implement the supplier quality framework of Lilium’s Production Organization as well will contribute to Design Service Supplier activities. Managing supplier selection, assessments, qualifications, audit programs, and the overall fulfilment of Lilium’s Supplier Quality Requirements, in line with company requirements and certifications (EASA Part 21.G, FAA 14CFR Part 21.G, EN9100).

Your Day to Day:

• Implement, and manage the Lilium quality requirements for supplier qualification and continued maintenance based on aerospace industry standards, regulations, and Lilium requirements.
• Prepare and maintain supplier audit programs and conduct supplier audits and assessments.
• Support the execution of APQP and approve supplier FAI and PPAP before shipment.
• Create Incoming Inspection plans and carry out inspection sampling or source inspections to confirm supplier quality performance.
• Manage root cause analysis and corrective action plans against non-conformances raised during the supplier audits or by Production during incoming inspection, assembly, or test.
• Define and control supplier quality and cost of non-quality metrics, including them within periodic quality reviews.
• Analyse supplier quality performance data and define supplier improvements plans.
• Establish strong relationships and trust across internal organizations and Suppliers to gain credibility and influence across all levels of the organization and Lilium supply chain, respectively.
• Build an ecosystem of multifunctional stakeholders capable of providing input and supporting the timely completion of your supplier audit and assessment activities.
• Maintain digital data quality within the used IT applications to contribute to real time supply chain health monitoring
• Communicate results and business impacts of audit and assessment to Suppliers and stakeholders within Lilium.
• Identify conflicts early and drive successful resolution across people, processes, and products.
• Support and mentor your internal stakeholders and suppliers according to their development needs in topics concerning Industry Standards and Aviation Regulations.

Your Profile:

• Technical or Engineering Degree in Aerospace or non-Technical Degree with demonstrated experience in the field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with Quality Management Systems, preferably with a minimum of 3 years in Aerospace, with said experience used effectively towards implementing efficient and value-add systems and processes.
• Auditor accreditation or experience in auditing a EN9100 or ISO9001 environment.
• Experience and knowledge in lean manufacturing with focus on problem solving tools and their application, such as 9S containing Ishikawa diagram, and 5-Whys.
• Adequate degree of technical understanding in one or more of the following commodities composites, aerostructures, electronics, or electrical.
• Sufficient knowledge of how manufacturing and inspection processes in the aerospace and/or automotive industries influence quality and supplier performance.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills.
• Humble, fact-driven, resilient, and personally committed to achieving success.
• Target-oriented, driven work style with analytic problem-solving mindset.
• Able to work well in teams, take the lead, when necessary, as well as be able to work autonomously.
• Strong motivation to help improve and shape your organization, structures, and processes in close collaboration with functions outside of your Organization and Company.
• Willingness to travel on demand within EU as well as worldwide for supplier visit, assessment, and audits.
• Fluent English language skills are essential, fluent German or any other language would be beneficial.

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