VD- F&F

Growth For Impact; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Growth For Impact is seeking an experienced professional to lead supplier development and quality assurance in the automotive sector. You will drive onboarding, qualification, audits, and process validation while coordinating with finance and engineering to achieve should-cost targets and ECN actions.

Responsibilities include PPAP/DFM/DFMEA, supplier audits, and documentation for global sourcing. A BE/ME or E&E/ECE degree with 4+ years in automotive is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier development and management in the automotive industry.
• Experience with zero-based costing and supplier audits for evaluation.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, DFM, FMEA, SPC, IATF16949, and ISO9001.
• Ability to thrive under pressure to meet timelines, with excellent communication and decision‑making skills.
• BE/ME or E&E/ECE engineering degree with a minimum of 4 years’ experience; automotive industry experience is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier onboarding from identification, qualification, audits, assessments, contracting to process validation.
• Drive documentation for CFT meetings for requirement gathering, supplier identification and evaluation.
• Perform supplier quality assurance for DFM study and provide technical support to freeze drawings related to NPD or ECN.
• Conduct supplier visits to ensure process adherence to quality expectations.
• Bridge the gap between finance and engineering to realize should‑cost and action ECN changes related to VAVE.
• Support imports/exports documentation for global sourcing commodities.
• Provide zero‑base cost documentation support and drive ECR.
• Support supplier evaluation matrix documentation on product cost, quality, capacity, delivery, service years, and payment terms.
• Conduct supplier RM supplies evaluation at Tier3 level to ensure timely deliverables.
• Communicate with suppliers for non‑conformance of parts and take necessary actions until SOP.
• Support PPAP documentation with quality to closure.

Skills

Supplier development

Automotive industry

Zero-based costing

Supplier audits

APQP/PPAP/DFM

IATF16949/ISO9001

FMEA

Communication

Decision making

Education

BE/ME or E&E/ECE engineering degree

Job description

ROLE

• Support supplier onboarding process from identification, qualification, audits, assessments, contracting to process validation.
• Drive documentation related to CFT meetings for requirement gathering, supplier identification and evaluation.
• Perform supplier quality assurance function for DFM study and provide technical support to freeze drawings related to NPD or ECN.
• Conduct supplier visits to ensure process adherence to quality expectations.
• Bridge the gap between finance and engineering teams to realize should‑cost and take action for necessary ECN changes related to VAVE.
• Support imports and exports documentation for global sourcing commodities.
• Provide zero‑base cost documentation support and drive ECR.
• Support supplier evaluation matrix documentation based on product cost, quality, capacity planning, delivery, part support for years in service and payment terms.
• Conduct supplier RM supplies evaluation study at Tier3 level to ensure timely deliverables.
• Communicate with suppliers for non‑conformance of parts and take necessary actions until SOP.
• Support PPAP documentation with quality to closure.

REQUIREMENTS

• Prior experience in supplier development and management in the automotive industry.
• Excellence in new supplier identification, evaluation, and management.
• Experience with zero‑based costing and supplier audits for evaluation.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, DFM, FMEA, SPC, IATF16949, and ISO9001.
• Ability to thrive under pressure to meet stringent timelines, with excellent communication and decision‑making skills.
• B.E./M.E. or E&E/ECE engineering degree with a minimum of 4years’ experience; automotive industry experience is mandatory.