Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Senior automotive professional with 16+ years of experience across OEM and supplier environments, including Toyota, Fiat, Ficosa, and Orhan Automotive. Currently Manager at Toyota Motor Europe, leading Value Chain Compliance & Certification, with responsibility for EU and local regulatory compliance, homologation activities, LCV conversion certification, and audit coordination across the value chain. Experienced in working closely with cross-functional teams, suppliers, converters, and third-party auditors to support compliant, customer-focused, and sustainable automotive operations.
Value Chain Compliance & Certification Compliance: - Ensure VC Products & Services compliance with EU and local regulations - Manage homologation documentation and certification files - Coordinate regulatory approvals (WVTA / MSTA / IMDS / ECTA / TR-NTA) - Support audits and authority inspections - Maintain compliance database and regulatory updates Conversion Certification: - Certify Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) conversions - Assess and approve converter capability and documentation - Manage converter audit process - Coordinate with Converters, NMSCs and 3rd Party auditors
LCV Conversions
- Lead the Quality Management System (QMS) implementation at Toyota Value Chain Division, collaborating with various divisions to define robust processes, roles, and responsibilities. - Spearhead the development of comprehensive procedures and standards, ensuring alignment with industry best practices to enhance product quality across the organization. - Drive cross-functional initiatives to introduce innovative frameworks, contributing to the successful integration of diverse products within the Toyota Value Chain ecosystem. - Actively engage with internal stakeholders to establish and maintain effective communication channels, fostering a culture of continuous improvement in quality management. - Oversee the transformation of the quality department, evolving from a supplier-focused role to a strategic position dedicated to shaping and upholding the highest standards of quality across all aspects of Toyota's operations. - Collaborate with key decision-makers to analyze and implement cutting-edge methodologies, enabling the efficient adaptation of new technologies and practices in the pursuit of excellence. - Demonstrate leadership in ensuring the adherence to global quality standards, positioning Toyota as an industry leader in quality management practices.
- Technical expertise for Problem Solving / incidents created by suppliers in projects and current production. Implement, execute, and manage a root cause analysis corrective action process with suppliers. - Perform supplier audits and site inspections. Develop process improvement plans and drive implementation. Monitor and maintain performance metrics. - Responsible for Supplier quality performance, KPI monitoring and reporting for management review. - Manage suppliers' non-conformances, including their disposition , documentation, and communication. Continually work with suppliers to improve performance, implement process control and Quality plans. - Work with Fiat Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing personnel to improve suppliers' performance in terms of quality. - Develop new work processes, new tools and functional capabilities. Maintain and improve existing quality systems processes. - Validation of Supplier components on time vs. project milestones.
- To increase Overall Equipment Efficiency and achieve Global OEE target by eliminating unplanned stops (Breakdowns, lack of internal and external materials, quality problems, loss of performance etc.) -To achieve internal PPM target (FTT), reduce of customer concerns(QCR) and customer PPMs (Problem solving with related departments) -To follow up and manage employee’s efficiency and achieve Built to Schedule Target (BTS) - Planning of Production Departmant Yearly Budget - Supervising the production department in terms of lean production methods and the customer requests (Standardized Work, Henkaten, SMED, Poka Yoke, Advanced Problem Solving Methods, TPM, Kanban,Lean line Design, Kaizen, Polivalance, 5S, Visual Factory, Value Stream Mapping etc.) - To determine and manage Production Leaders fundemental and advanced trainings necessities for personal development - To achieve Production Scrap Target and determine improvement points with action plan - Anlysing standard work times, calculating capacity and performance, productivity and efficiency calculation and improvement - To prepare and manage Master Strategic Plan of Production Department - Responsible of performance evalution and leadership development of production leaders (Team Leaders, Group Leaders, Area Leaders) - Production line audits in terms of ISO/TS 16949 & Ficosa quality system standards - Determination of the bottleneck production, performing researches for debottlenecking, process improvement & development to increase productivity & minimize the costs - Participating of DFMEA/PFMEA - Proactive in finding permanent solutions for engineering problems by participating workshops (DFA/M) - Quality problem solving by using the methods such as fishbone, 5-why, PDCA etc. - Leading the production department for achieving 5S Audit Score - Participant of Stock Accuracy Team
- Leading the Projects of Different Global Firms(Ford, Wabco,ZF).by APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) - Ensure process readiness prior to the full production Day and Start of Production (SOP) - Supporting projects on the manufacturing places as efficiency, safety, quality, improvement - Analyzing production feasibility (new technology/product on existing lines) - Preparing drafts of process line lay-out - Preparing PPAP documents (Control Plan, Process Flow Chart, PFFMEA, SPC, MSA, Packaging etc.) - Create and lead the PFMEA - Six Sigma Green Belt - Supplier Audits