Section Manager (f/m/d) EMEA Supplier Quality Management

Jobbeschreibung

Olympus is passionate about creating customer-driven solutions for the medical, life sciences and industrial equipment industries. For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping to detect, prevent and treat disease, furthering scientific research and ensuring public safety. Olympus is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with more than 30,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Olympus Europa, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, serves the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) region and employs more than 7,800 people in 21 countries.

As a high-tech specialist within the Olympus Corporation, Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe is the development and manufacturing center for rigid endoscopy, bipolar high-frequency surgery and reprocessing. With a total workforce of 2,600 employees at nine locations in EMEA and its headquarters in Hamburg, the company stands for exceptional performance in medical diagnostics and therapy and offers a full range of the most modern endoscopic applications from single products to procedure-oriented systems solutions. Apply now!


  • Mentors and leads the EMEA Supplier Quality Management team supporting category management, new product development, sustaining engineering projects and day-to-day activities across multiple sites within the region
  • Mentors and leads the Supplier Quality Manager (Category) supporting (global) category management, new supplier qualification, supplier evaluation and supplier development
  • Interacts with the Director of Supplier Quality global category management and the regional Head of Procurement to derive assurance strategies
  • Signs regional and local Supplier Quality Assurance Agreements (Contracts) on behalf of Olympus
  • Supports facility audits by outside agencies (i.e., FDA, ISO / MDSAP) point of contact and subject matter expert to demonstrate compliance to regulatory requirements of the Olympus Supplier Quality Assurance system
  • Budget responsibility for the Supplier Quality Management organization in the region
  • Stakeholder and collaborator with other management functions relating to project, process, business, and quality decisions
  • Other Quality Assurance responsibilities as assigned by Management

Must-haves

  • Experience in a global medical device manufacturer or in the automotive, aerospace or pharma industry
  • Strong concentration in Supplier Quality Management
  • First technical leadership experience

Desirable

  • Bachelor of Science in medical, engineering or scientific discipline
  • Demonstrated experience leading global change initiatives and integrations for multi-site and multi-product businesses
  • Proficient understanding of medical device regulations both domestic and international
  • Willingness to work in a global organization with national and international travel

The interview will be competence-based and the following competencies will be assessed:

  • Build for the future
  • Deliver results
  • Lead people
  • Lead self
  • Model and champion our core values

  • A comprehensive company pension scheme
  • Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized) as well as fully equipped office kitchens
  • Christmas Bonus & Holiday Pay
  • Employee Assistance Program & famPLUS
  • Corporate Health Care
  • Subsidized public transport ticket
  • Flexible Working Time
  • Various company sports groups
  • Bike leasing (JobRad)
  • Capital-forming Payments
  • 30 days of holiday
  • Up to 60 % mobile working possible
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