Sales Country manager Kuwait

Siemens Mobility (SMO) is the world’s leading provider of mobility solutions that enable the efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly transport of people and goods - and help improve the quality of everyday life for millions of people on all continents.

Motivated by innovation, we develop intelligent solutions for the growing digitalization of the transport sector. Our range of offerings includes rail vehicles, rail automation, road traffic management systems, rail electrification and services.

Today, we are recruiting for a Quality Manager to join our team in UAE. This is an excellent career opportunity for professionals looking to join a truly international team in one of the biggest projects of Siemens Mobility.

What are my responsibilities?

• Ensure the site quality and provide leadership and guidance to the quality teams of the subsystems.
• Define and implement QM strategy and systems for the overall project considering the consortium policy and the contract requirements.
• Support project management in planning and securing milestone results.
• Cooperate with the project director, project managers, and other project staff, environmental protection, health, and safety at work, and guide the quality manager of partners to achieve the overall quality strategy.
• Establish and monitor quality plan e.g. acc. ISO 10005 / 10006, define quality targets based on project critical factors and define methods/tools based on HQ standards.
• Progress and results should be verifiable based on project factors, quality-related KPIs or key figures provided by line management, and defined target values or characteristics as per the project target agreement (PD agreement) to be achieved.
• Report quality status, quality incidents, and root-cause analysis to the PD, business unit (BU), and other defined parties, jointly with the PD team, based on determined KPIs and communicate quality targets to all people affected or involved.
• Escalate project-endangering situations as outlined in the mission of the function and, if relevant, to the head of the project-related BU.
• Collaborate, coordinate, and interact for quality matters with the organization of the client, its consultant, and other contractors of the client in the project also with consortium partners.
• Establish and ensure processes to analyze and monitor the fulfillment of contractual and committed requirements, manage professional feedback to and from the customer, and manage complaints.
• Ensure execution of quality plan and quality gate process through active involvement in readiness checks and participation in quality gate meetings, reject releases at quality gates in case of non-conformity and initiate corrective actions.
• Ensure that quality for site activities is properly managed during installation and T&C (non-conformity, corrective actions, closure…), including follow-up of the needed actions.
• Plan, initiate, and coordinate continuous improvement measures for all phases of the project. Ensure good practice sharing and feedback of experience through continuous improvement workshops.
• Plan and ensure the required quality level of the project-specific supply chain (internal & external) with a focus on specifications and interface definitions.
• Identify qualification requirements and initiate training for project employees about knowledge of quality methods to be applied, process awareness, and expert knowledge.
• Plan and conduct project audits, assessments, reviews and participate in status meetings and ensure implementation of improvement measures.
• Define and issue project-specific directives in collaboration with the PD to the project team members to ensure compliance with the relevant internal and customer processes, quality rules, and regulations.
• Emphasize the achievement of excellent quality on-site during installation and testing.
• Intervene and escalate to the reporting line in functional matters where guidelines, quality-relevant procedures, or targets are not complied with.

What do I need to qualify for this job?

What else do I need to know?

As a world leader in developing and producing the most advanced technologies, we improve lives and further human achievements worldwide, while also protecting the climate - all thanks to our employees. Working with us, you have the foundation to develop personally and professionally. We give you the chance to do something significant, that benefits society and human progress. We give you the chance to create a difference.

We are looking forward to receiving your online application.

Please note : Only complete applications can be considered in the selection process.