Supplier Quality Manager

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Chennai, India, seeks a Senior Supplier Quality professional to drive supplier quality management, audits, and risk mitigation. The role involves coaching teams, improving quality protocols, and ensuring adherence to government and organizational standards.

The position emphasizes independent work on complex quality challenges, SLAs, and contract obligations with suppliers, including identifying alternative suppliers to mitigate disruptions.

Qualifications

• Identifying, coaching, and managing suppliers according to organization quality standards and policies.
• Providing advice and training on quality protocols and audits to ensure compliance with standards.
• Negotiating service level agreements, performance/quality metrics and ensuring contractual obligations are met.
• Resolving supplier problems related to quality, performance, and service level.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision.
• Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals.
• Tackling problems that are difficult and sometimes complex.

Job description

Job Description

Supplier Quality Management work includes: Identifying, coaching, and managing suppliers according to organization quality standards and policies. Providing advice and training on quality protocols and conducting audits to ensure compliance with organization and applicable government standards. Negotiating service level agreements, performance/quality metrics and ensuring contractual obligations are met. Resolving supplier problems related to quality, performance, and service level. Identifying and certifying alternative suppliers to mitigate supply disruption risks A Senior Professional (P3) applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Responsibilities may include: Managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision. Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals. Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

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