Supplier Quality-Mechanical

Search Advisers Services Guj; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Advisers Services Guj in Bengaluru seeks a supplier quality lead to drive part qualification and supplier development for mechanical components. You will manage supplier quality, audits, and PPAP/APQP processes, ensuring compliance with global requirements.

This role involves frequent cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Procurement. You will assess supplier capabilities, lead CAPA actions, and monitor improvements across locations with regular supplier visits, traveling

Qualifications

• Lead part qualification and supplier quality activities.
• Manage supplier quality for metal stampings, plastic/injection-moulded components, drawn parts and other mechanical components.
• Conduct supplier system audits, process audits, and PPAP/part qualification audits.
• Assess and qualify suppliers to Schneider/global supplier quality requirements.
• Drive PPAP, APQP and part qualification from development through production.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing processes such as stamping and moulding.
• Apply quality tools including P-SMEA/PFMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D/problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Independently identify, investigate and resolve supplier quality issues.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions and monitor effectiveness at supplier locations.
• Lead supplier improvement initiatives to improve quality, process capability, delivery and overall supplier performance.
• Review supplier quality performance and develop improvement plans.
• Work with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and cross-functional teams for supplier development.
• Conduct regular supplier visits and audits, with 30–40% travel, primarily to suppliers in South India and occasionally North India.
• Validate supplier capability and quality systems before approving new or modified parts.
• Ensure supplier documentation and quality records comply with requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities from development through production.
• Manage audits and supplier qualification for key components.
• Drive PPAP, APQP and process improvements at supplier sites.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Procurement to develop supplier capabilities.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Supplier quality

PPAP/APQP

Audits

Root-cause analysis

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Quality tools (SPC/MSA/8D)

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Lead part qualification and supplier quality activities for mechanical components and assemblies.
• Manage supplier quality for commodities including metal stampings, plastic/injection-moulded components, drawn parts, and other mechanical components.
• Conduct supplier system audits, process audits, and PPAP/part qualification audits.
• Assess and qualify suppliers in line with Schneider/global supplier quality requirements.
• Drive supplier PPAP, APQP and part qualification activities from initial development through production.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing processes such as stamping, moulding and other mechanical processes.
• Apply quality tools including P-SMEA/PFMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D/problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Independently identify, investigate and resolve supplier quality issues.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions and monitor their effectiveness at supplier locations.
• Lead supplier improvement initiatives to improve quality, process capability, delivery and overall supplier performance.
• Review supplier quality performance, identify recurring issues and develop improvement plans.
• Work closely with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and other cross-functional teams for supplier development and qualification.
• Conduct regular supplier visits and audits, with approximately 3040% travel, primarily to suppliers in South India and occasionally North India.
• Validate supplier capability, manufacturing processes, quality systems and capacity before approving new or modified parts.
• Ensure supplier documentation and quality records comply with applicable organizational and customer requirements.