Tasks **Supplier Quality Management is responsible to**: - Drive zero defect culture in the organization. - Secure time to market and quality to market for component introduction. - Supplier quality assurance along the complete process chain - Supplier release and technology release - Drive and implement preferred supplier and component strategy - Escalation Management - Project Leader / Coach for Supplier Improvement Programs - Drive Global Category quality strategy and improvement programs - Implement Quality Category Requirements - Implementation and control of appropriate supplier quality assurance measures along the complete process chain - Drive Lessons learned & read across to avoid recurrences at/and cross supplier Plan and drive process audits as planned and scheduled - Secure implementation and compliance to IAT16949 and VDA 6.3 standards - Review Lessons learned & read across implementation at supplier **Qualifications**: