Supplier Quality Engineer

Volex; Pune District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Volex, a global leader in integrated manufacturing, seeks an experienced SQE to drive supplier development, QA processes and data-driven supplier improvements from Pune. The role requires 5 years in SQE, strong English, and expertise in APQP/PPAP and PFMEA.

You will lead supplier performance reviews, standardize QBRs, and coordinate MRB activities, ensuring compliant quality and timely improvements. Join a global team delivering high-quality power products across diverse markets.

Qualifications

• Diploma / Bachelor Degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience – 5 years SQE experience required.
• Good command of English oral & written.
• Good command of PC literacy & MS suite software required.
• Excellent analytical skills are a must.
• Knowledge of APQP, QRQC, PPAP, PFMEA, 8D, 4M, 6S etc.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement and monitor supplier development initiatives including supplier qualification, supplier selection, on-going supplier performance management & reviews, process improvements for quality KPIs and audits to determine adherence to acceptable quality regulations and requirements.
• Demonstrate mature influential leadership in supplier management.
• Produce supplier visit reports and ensure tangible improvement needs are understood & timed.
• Standardize Supplier QBRs for critical suppliers with timely feedback and actions.
• Audit / verify all Poka Yoke, Test & Inspection supplier-related processes.
• Define and manage supplier data for product quality C of C’s and AQL risk validation by IQC.
• Advise on risk from lack of supplier development to business owners for timely investments.
• Follow-up on 8D actions using Ishikawa, 4M, Pareto, histograms, SPC, etc.
• Provide inspection & workmanship standards and assist suppliers with SMART data/tools.
• Own and coordinate weekly MRB reviews with stakeholders.
• Reject/Replace RM promptly and manage quarantines with in-house rework.

Skills

Quality management

Supplier development

English communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Diploma / Bachelor in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Volex is a global leader in integrated manufacturing for performance-critical applications and a supplier of power products. We serve a diverse range of markets and customers, with particular expertise in cable assemblies, higher-level assemblies, data center power and connectivity, electric vehicle charging, and consumer electricals. We are headquartered in the UK and operate from 28 manufacturing locations with a global workforce of over 14,000 employees across 25 countries. Volex operates across five divisions: Complex Industrial Technology, Consumer Electricals, Electric Vehicles, Medical, and Off-Highway/Specialist Automotive. Our products are sold through our own locally based sales teams and through authorized distributor partners to Original Equipment Manufacturers(‘OEMs’) and Electronic Manufacturing Services(‘EMS’) companies worldwide. All of the products and services that we offer are integral to the increasingly complex digital world in which we live, providing power and connectivity from the most common household items to the most complex medical equipment.

Location : Pune, India - Reports to Global Deployment Manager, Operations.

• Auditing / approving suppliers processes vs defined approval criteria’s (Supplier investments in equipment & people)
• Establish a supplier rating system for approved, conditionally approved, not approved that is data robust and based upon tangible data only.
• Completing critical supplier QBR (Quarterly Business Review) data. (Quality DPPM + On time deliver data + Supplier improvement plans / actions)
• Defining supplier improvement plans (Critical must do’s time scaled to remain approved / Conditionally approved)
• Establish and agree buffer stock / fast turnaround of any non compliant parts with Purchasing support in the form of supplier contracts and penalties as appropriate.
• Instructing on supplier PPAP and APQP requirements. (Ensuring data is specific to critical needs and real / auditable / tangible)
• Helping supplier to succeed through critical Volex NPI (New Project Introductions) stages. (Understanding of fool proof CTQ’s, AQP’s, testing and validations to ensure six sigma OTD deliverables clearly defined in SMART supplier visit reports)

Responsibilities

• Create, implement and monitor supplier development initiatives including supplier qualification, supplier selection, on-going supplier performance management & reviews, process improvements for quality KPIs and audits to determine adherence to acceptable quality regulations and requirements.
• You will demonstrate ‘mature influential leadership’ in your supplier management role.
• You will produce supplier visit reports, ensure ‘tangible’ critical improvement needs areunderstood & agreed to set timescales.
• Standardize Supplier QBR’s that are appropriate to critical suppliers ensuring timely feedback and improvement actions are implemented.
• Audit / Verifies all Poka Yoke, Test & Inspection supplier related processes.
• Ensure Supplier critical data is defined and part of relevant to product quality C of C’s including sample and data to then be AQL validated risk dependent by Volex IQC.
• Strategically advise of risk/s from lack of supplier development in equipment and people to the defined business owners formally for support if investments are not forthcoming to agreed timescales especially in cases of ‘Conditional approval’.
• Follow-up on 8D corrective actions to ensure quality problems are resolved effectively using quality tools such as Ishikawa Fish bone analysis & 4M audits. Pareto, Histogram, Trend / Run Charts, SPC, F-MEA, 5 Why,
• Provide Inspection & Workmanship standards suppliers should be registered with and utilizing such as related WMCA- IPC guides. Advise and help suppliers with SMART data & tools as required.
• Own & Coordinate weekly internal MRB reviews with related stakeholders.
• Reject / Replace RM urgently, clean and flush any quarantine situations, set up supplier in house reworks and re-validations as appropriate with stakeholder alignments.

General Profile and Requirements

• Diploma / Bachelor Degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience – 5 years SQE experience required.
• Good command of English Oral & written.
• Good command of PC literacy & MS suite software required.
• Excellent analytical skills are a must.
• A highly Value Adding quality professional credentials required.
• Knowledge of how to use quality tools effectively & appropriately required such as APQP, QRQC, PPAP, PFMEA, 8D, 4M, 6S etc

Equal Opportunity Statement

Volex is committed to upholding fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory employment practices. All employment decisions are based strictly on job-related qualifications and merit, without regard to personal characteristics unrelated to job performance. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward discrimination, harassment, and the use of child labour. Volex also recognizes and respects the right of employees to representation and collective bargaining, and we are dedicated to fostering a safe, respectful, and empowering work environment for all.