Main Responsibilities:
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct supplier audits to ensure that necessary process and quality controls are in place during supplier assessment visits or on-going supplier management assessments.
• Implement and maintain quality improvement and auditing systems with suppliers focusing on process controls, quality control, quality management and quality systems.
• Own the PPAP qualification of supplied parts (new parts, change management) and deliver the required documentations in a timely manner
• Drive resolution of quality issues through reports, rating systems, supplier corrective action reporting, or other means of effective resolution of quality issues.
• Identify systemic supplier quality issues and drive corrective and preventative actions.
• Compile supplier performance metrics and participate in supplier scorecard.
• Resolve problems using Root Cause, 8Ds, Six Sigma, statistical software and decision matrices.
• Work with suppliers to establish a structured approach for consistency and adherence to quality procedures and requirements.
• Ensure effective root cause analysis and implementation in a timely manner; monitor corrective actions to ensure effectiveness.
• Develop and drive proactive risk mitigation strategies.