Ionel Bandea

Ionel Bandea is an experienced professional in the field of quality management and sales, currently serving as Area Sales Manager at ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG since November 2022. Prior to this role, Ionel held the position of Team Leader in the SQA Department at Joyson Safety Systems from December 2018 to November 2022, coordinating a multidisciplinary team to achieve quality targets related to supplier performance and audits. Ionel's extensive career at Takata spanned from 2003 to 2018, where responsibilities included managing customer warranty claims and conducting quality audits as an SQA Engineer. Ionel possesses a Bachelor of Engineering in Automotive Engineering Technology from Universitatea Aurel Vlaicu, earned between 2007 and 2011, and is knowledgeable in various quality management processes and tools, supplier evaluations, and international supply chain experience.