Responsibilities:

• Assist in ensuring the suppliers’ capability to comply with the company’s quality requirements and guidelines
• Assist for the assessment of external test certificates in accordance with the set standards
• Help in ensuring the suppliers’ fulfilment of all quality requirements; formulation of remedial and preventive measures to achieve continuous improvement
• Review and monitor the performance of suppliers. Thus, frequent trips to the production areas are necessary.
• Assist in developing the quality standards and solutions in co-operation with the central QM department
• Observe and report on technical changes in regional testing laboratories
• Process monitoring esp. concerning to error rate and failure rate 

 Requirements:

• Tertiary education in Quality Assurance or similar relevant disciplines
• At least 6 years’ working experience in DIY products
• Work independently, self-motivated with strong communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Familiar with local and  western culture and business practices
• Able to collaborate with others to develop solutions and resolve problems
• Must develop solutions to meet the customers’ needs
• Excellent command of spoken and written English and Putonghua
• Analytical, problem-solving and time-management skills
• Immediate availability is preferred
• Occasional travelling to China and overseas required

HORNBACH, one of the leading do-it-yourself (DIY) companies with more than 22,000 employees across the Group, is operating 160 DIY retail stores with garden centers and e-commerce operations in Germany and Europe.  HORNBACH combines its retail business with its online e-commerce stores to act as a multichannel DIY retailer.  This interconnected retail offers a high-performing virtual DIY store with garden center in nine European countries.  With an average sales area in excess of 10,000 square meters per store, HORNBACH’s product range encompasses an average of around 50,000 articles at its retail stores and up to 190,000 articles available online.  A consistent implementation of the company’s strategy, high expectations for quality of our stores, range and outstanding commitment of employees are the core values and visions for our continued success.

Website

www.hornbach.com