Director Quality and Operational Excellence, Electrical Sector EMEA

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• Overall ownership and responsibility of the Quality, Continous Improvement, Supplier Development and EBS deployment functions (Quality and OPEX) for the entire value stream of ES EMEA.

• Drive key performance metrics, including Hi5 / Cost Out / World Class Manufacturing / Supplier Quality and provide functional leadership to Division and Plant Operations to improve customer satisfaction through performance improvement and standardization of best practices.

• Own the strategy deployment for the Quality and OPEX function, working with Regional and Division Leadership Teams to identify current and future needs.

• Identify and lead prevention-based initiatives to address common barriers for region, division & the plants and enable sustainable improvements.

• Champion the Eaton Quality Management System (EQMS) and Eaton Continuous Improvement System (ECIS) within the region, overseeing self-assessments, OpA, EBSA, QFR management and Q-LOR deployment.

• Identify with regional and divisional leaders appropriate action plans for improvement.

• Overall ownership of the Quality Alert process (HSCQE), ensuring timely escalation & communication of customer escapes, coordinate appropriate containment and root cause preventive actions.

• Lead the Supplier Development Team according to Eaton's defined Supplier Development Procedures, Processes, and Work instructions. Act as a leader for plant and divisional SQE for problem resolution as point of escalation to leading cross-functional teams on major supplier issues resolution.

• Lead EBS Deployment for the region, support leaders to enhance deployment, facilitate regional activities such as EBS Pull to support the growth of ES EMEA.

• Take an active role in PROLaunch decision gates to ensure flawless product and/or process launches.

• Builds organizational capability across region by leading and supporting training strategies to build competencies.

• Lead the development of lean practitioners, conducting training events and validation of practioners to Eaton standards.

• Provide training support for sites in the use of quality tools, including:Problem Solving, Problem Awareness, Variation Reduction and Core Tools

• Represent ES EMEA in Corporate councils, supporting continious improvement of enterprise level processes and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.

• 10 years of experience in quality, manufacturing or engineering

• Minimum 15 years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing environment, preferably in the Electrical industry

Skills:

• Experience with product assurance methods and quality systems. Automotive, Aerospace or Data Center experience essential

• Relevant certifications (e.g. CQE, CMQ, Six Sigma Black Belt)

• Track record of successful leadership in cross-regional and multicultural environments

• Strong leadership skills, coaching and mentoring of the team.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and inspire at all levels of a global organization

• Experience interfacing with C-suite leadership and external stakeholders.

• Fluency in English; additional European or regional languages are a plus.

• Willingness and ability to travel across the EMEA region as required.

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