VIE Supplier Quality Engineer Electronics

The VIE, the International Internship Program, is a French international corporate placement program for young professionals between the age of 18 and 28 who are European Union nationals. For these reasons, we thank you in advance to mention these items in your CV. For more detailed information about the eligibility conditions to this program, we invite you to go to Business France website: www.civiweb.com.


General description of Supply Network Quality department
The Supply Network Quality department (SNQ), belonging to Group Truck Purchasing, is driving the global supplier base towards premium automotive quality standards. The department is responsible to continuously improve the supplier base and the quality of the purchased parts. The three main customers for the Supplier Quality Assurance department in Europe are Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks and Volvo Bus.


Job description:
The job as a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is exciting and often rewarding, working for the benefit of the Customer Satisfaction, in contact with multiple internal and external stakeholders. In parallel to your personally designed training program, you will focus on supporting the Supplier Quality Engineering team in the follow up and development of our suppliers as well as on the internal cross functional work.
That means, e.g.:
Support and secure supplier deliveries along the project at the right quality level
Support and solve in collaboration with the supplier and internal stakeholder the problems raised
Evaluate the production processes and environment at our suppliers
Ensure collaboration with a large internal network
Work in accordance with processes defined within Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing as well as with our defined Values (Customer success, Trust, Passion, Change, Performance) in focus

After having been through the VIE program, we assure you that you will have a strong CV for a career within the Supplier Quality world.


This is us
You will join a passionate team working in a multicultural, open and dynamic environment, eager to develop and improve with all of our stakeholders, internal and external, in order to ensure the best quality of our products. The main focus of the team is on performance, both on supplier results and its own efficiency. Opportunities exist for the SQE to attend internal continuous improvement activities aiming for leaner working processes.


This is you
We are looking for someone that is curious, driven and has passion to be part of the Volvo group’s target to shape the future of transportation and its supply chain. The most important things for us is that you are:
A true team player with belief that the best results are achieved together
You have a quality mindset and are interested in developing suppliers; you demonstrate excellent communication skills, and you are comfortable in cross functional and multicultural set-up
You have the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with your counterparts
You are always trying to improve both yourself and your work environment
You demonstrate precision, rigor, and proactivity

Because the team is dealing with suppliers of electronics parts but also suppliers who deliver embedded software to Volvo, you shall have relevant background and interest in these fields.
We believe you have an adequate academic education such as engineering degree and that you are strong in both written and verbal communication in English.
A plus would be some knowledge in the automotive quality standards and tools, such as IATF 16949, APQP-PPAP, process audit and problem solving, as well as a driving license.


Contact us!
Renard, Sylvain +33 665895902


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