Ana Lemos Costa
Sant Cugat del Valles
Summary
Dedicated Senior Manager highly effective at facilitating communication between different areas to maximize team and business success. Focused on continuous business and professional improvement. Excellent people leadership, communication and business orientation abilities.
Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges.
Focus on assuring customer satisfaction along all customer journey.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Quality Project Management-Electric Vehicles
SEAT, VW Group
03.2022 - Current
- Responsible for all EV projects from development to launch, in quality area. Projects located in Europe and Asia.
- Responsible for monitoring Project performance, timing and budget, including investment equipment. (>66Mio€).
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Assure Customer expectations along all project development phases-lessons learn, new trends/technologies/data analysis.
Supplier Quality Management
SEAT, VW Group
08.2020 - 03.2022
- Manage over 500 suppliers during development phases and mass production.
- Developed and implement improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Lead larger teams with more than 40 members.
- Assure successful introduction of new technologies-either SW or HW.
- Defining clear KPI's for supplier tracking.
Head of Material Engineering
SEAT,VW Group
01.2019 - 07.2020
- Lead new material development fostering innovative trends from industry (example 3D applications).
- Established Color and trim development with design team and material and application validation for market usage.
- Laboratory and team management (including investment budget planning and equipment maintenance)
Supplier Project Development (Manager/Engineer)
SEAT, VW Group
03.2012 - 12.2018
- Lead team of 6 employees for critical project implementation.
- Performed supplier product and process preparation for new vehicle launches (> 50 suppliers), including product and capacity audits.
- Participated in simultaneous engineering circles, providing input on potential technical improvements.
Senior Engineering Project Management
BITRON
05.2011 - 03.2012
- Responsible for performing Internal audits in process and product within project scope.
- Liaised with Process teams and Production teams to resolve issues that impacted project delivery.
Purchasing Senior Engineer
TOYOTA
07.2007 - 05.2011
- Responsible for project implementation leading group of 20-25 suppliers from sourcing to SOP (start of production).
- Established supplier development (defining improvement plan and monitoring tools).
- Performed supplier capacity analysis (bottleneck identification, cycle time improvements, supply chain risk assessment).
Project Manager (Consultant)
Altran
09.2006 - 06.2007
- Flexibility and quick learning adapting to new customers/projects (2 projects responsibility).
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
Quality Coordinator
FAURECIA
04.2004 - 07.2005
- Led team of 6 employees including KPI leadership: quality costs, PPM, Warranty claims.
- Expert in Quality document as PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, Control Plant, Audit checklist, ISO norms.
Quality Customer Support
FAURECIA
07.2003 - 03.2004
- Resident at customer’s locations (4 Just in Time factories located in France), administrating and following new product launches and modifications to existing products.
- Addressed customer complaints and mitigated dissatisfaction by employing timely and on-point solutions.
Education
Management Essentials -
Harvard Business School Online
Online03.2023
MBA - Business Administration And Management
EADA
Barcelona2006
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
Universidade De Trás-os-Montes, UTAD
Portugal2002
Skills
- Engineering/project management experience
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Business Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Supplier Monitoring
- Cost Reduction
- Decision Making
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Active Listening
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Critical Thinking
Languages
Portuguese
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Head of Quality Project Management-Electric Vehicles
SEAT, VW Group
03.2022 - Current
Supplier Quality Management
SEAT, VW Group
08.2020 - 03.2022
Head of Material Engineering
SEAT,VW Group
01.2019 - 07.2020
Supplier Project Development (Manager/Engineer)
SEAT, VW Group
03.2012 - 12.2018
Senior Engineering Project Management
BITRON
05.2011 - 03.2012
Purchasing Senior Engineer
TOYOTA
07.2007 - 05.2011
Project Manager (Consultant)
Altran
09.2006 - 06.2007
Quality Coordinator
FAURECIA
04.2004 - 07.2005
Quality Customer Support
FAURECIA
07.2003 - 03.2004
MBA - Business Administration And Management
EADA
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
Universidade De Trás-os-Montes, UTAD
Management Essentials -
Harvard Business School Online
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