All around the globe customers rely on our safe connecting solutions. But we are also a reliable partner for our employees. About 1,800 colleagues in more than 30 countries play their part in ensuring that our products optimally combine mission-critical components. Whether it’s motors, airbags or heart pumps – every day we develop connecting solutions for a wide variety of industries and thus take important steps towards a better future. Would you like to be a part of it? Find your peace of mind!

Our production plant in Poland, opened in 2018, supplies millions of high-end clamps, rings and ‘Quick Connectors’ solutions to customers in the vehicle and manufacturing industries. Our team is also partly responsible for the multi-crimp rings product group. These rings are used for cooling, heating and air intake systems in the vehicle powertrain. Strengthen our team in Legnickie Pole (Legnica) at the earliest possible date !

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Responsibility for Suppliers development in Europe region
• Supplier audits to drive process standardization and initiate continuous improvement activities.
• Facilitates the escalation of unresolved supplier quality issues.
• Conducts on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of correction actions.
• Collects, analyses and reports procurement performance indicators.
• Initiates and leads supplier performance improvement projects.
• Conducts supplier research and potential analysis, including cost analysis to develop new suppliers.
• Conducts supplier approval process and material validation.
• Supports category management on periodical risk assessment.
• Develops and maintains strategic relationships to assigned suppliers on operational levels.
• Promotes the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• min  3-year experience on similar position in the automotive industry
• Strong knowledge of quality systems and standards (e.g., VDA, IATF16949, ISO9000, ISO14000).
• Analytical skills
• Ability to identify and solve complex problems
• Ability to speak and write in English at an advanced level
• Ability to travel internationally up to 40%
• Ability to work with the highest levels of integrity and compliance

WHAT YOU’LL GET

•  Freedom for personal growth in a  team with a unique culture
• The opportunity to work on next generation mobility solutions
• A friendly working atmosphere
• Fair compensation and attractive benefits
• Flexibility regarding working hours and location

We strongly encourage equal rights. Applications by women are therefore explicitly encouraged.

Get to know us to get ahead.

For more than 75 years, Oetiker has been a leading manufacturer of high-end connecting solutions for OEMs worldwide. As an employer, we offer our employees attractive international challenges and many development opportunities. Diversity and high quality standards are the foundation of our corporate culture. This way, we combine the visions of today with the technology of tomorrow.