Supplier Quality Executive

Gradiant; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Gradiant India Private Limited in Chennai, India is seeking a Supplier Quality Executive to oversee vendor qualification after RFQ shortlisting. This role emphasizes technical audits to drive efficiency, cost reduction, and compliance across supplier performance and procurement activities.

You will lead audits, ensure contract/MSA compliance, and collaborate with Corporate Engineering, Project Management and Finance to optimize quality and procurement outcomes in a fast-paced, semi-autonomous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical engineering or equivalent.
• 6-8 years in quality, supplier audits and procurement.
• Experience with online quality reporting systems and ERP/MRP.
• Knowledge of subcontracting, production planning and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement vendor audits to assess capability and capacity.
• Vet domestic and international vendor resources.
• Support price negotiation through process audit capabilities.
• Review vendors for contract and MSA compliance.
• Adhere to procurement policies and best practices.
• Participate in safety committee; promote health and safety.
• Coordinate procurement activities, budgeting, and savings tracking.
• Minimize risk and identify contingencies in quality and financial exposure.

Skills

Quality audits

Procurement

Supplier audits

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Engineering

Job description

Job Description:

Supplier Quality Executive

Gradiant India Private Limited Chennai, India

Gradiant is a Different Kind of Water Company. With a full suite of differentiated and proprietary end-to-end solutions for advanced water and wastewater treatment powered by the top minds in water, the company serves its clients’ mission-critical operations in the world’s essential industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, lithium and critical minerals, and renewable energy. Gradiant’s innovative solutions reduce water used and wastewater discharged, reclaim valuable resources, and renew wastewater into freshwater. The Boston-headquartered company was founded at MIT and has over 1,400 employees worldwide.

Discover us at gradiant.com.

Job Overview

In collaboration and alignment with Corporate Engineering, Project Management and Finance:

This Role is responsible for the Vendor Qualification Subsequent to RFQ shortlisting. with an emphasis on technical and process audits of the suppliers to drive efficiency and minimize cost of organization's Procurement efforts. Manages and monitors vendor's qualification and performance to ensure they meet company's requirements. Must have a highly analytical and technical mind as well as a compliance acumen for various Quality systems directed toward a commitment to optimization and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Ability to Develop and implement vendor audits to establish capability and capacity as per Gradiant’s Requirements with an emphasis on developing a favorable preferred and standardized vendor pool.
• Proactively and continuously seek to locate and vet integration and fabrication vendor resources both domestically and internationally.
• Supports Price negotiation thru’ value addition in process audit capability
• Review and audit vendors for compliance for Contract agreement and MSA’s
• Facilitate and adhere to established Procurement policies and “Best practices”
• Be an active member of the Safety Committee and promote health and safety by personal example. Be familiar with the general principles and concepts of health and safety management and applicable OSHA standards and company policies
• Participate with Procurement team for planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, spending and savings forecasts.
• Minimize risk and identify contingencies regarding quality and financial exposure in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and in accordance with Company guidelines and strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Engineering discipline or demonstrated commensurate in Supplier Quality Audit function.
• 6-8 years’ experience in Quality, Supplier audits and Procurement / Procurement support function in a large projects organization.
• Experience with Online Quality Reporting Systems and material planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements and order generation process logic.
• Thorough understanding of Procurement and Subcontracts concepts surrounding production planning, scheduling, purchasing, supplier selection, inventory control, logistics, stockroom operations.
• Wastewater, Chemical Processing and/or Oil/Gas systems experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a high energy, start-up based environment and multi-tasking.
• Strong communication skills to convey ideas and technical information effectively within team and to customers.
• Curiosity and strong drive to improve status-quo while working in a semi-autonomous environment.
• Pays attention to detail, identifies & solves complex issues, shares suggestions to improve quality & productivity.
• Works independently with minimal supervision.

Gradiant is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.