CV, Supplier quality Manager available for work

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Serial No: 41555

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Current location:  Maharashtra, India - View on map

Nationality: Indian

Spoken languages: english

Career Profile

A competent professional with over 9+ yrs. of extensive global automotive experience in new product development, supplier quality management and sourcing. An excellent problem-solver with analytical, follow-through, leadership, inter-personal and organizational skills. An enthusiastic self-starter and smart working professional focused on exceeding organizational goals.

Skill Sets & Abilities

• Strong knowledge on purchasing, engineering and production planning.
• Assess potential sourcing suppliers for technical capability to meet the requirements and quality guidelines of the company. Evaluate quality systems and conduct risk assessments at the respective location for overall evaluation as potential suppliers.
• Drive the supplier development process at potential companies.
• Knowledge of SQA processes i.e. APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plan study, PFD
• PCPA audit, CQI-17 soldering audit, process & product specific audit
• G8D & associated problem solving tools such as C&E, 7QC Tool, 5-Why Analysis, Field Issues, etc.
• Strong knowledge on General Motors Systems (QSB, GMS STANDARD, RED-X, etc.) and GM web based quality reporting systems (GQTS)
• Commodity Knowledge:-
  • Wheels, body skin panel (sheet metal), seats, cockpit, trim parts(A/B/C – Pillar), door trims,
  • Electrical components i.e. Alternator, stator motor, electrical switches (like combi switch, power window switch, door contact switch), relay, HLD switch, cluster.

Achievements

• Implement cost saving ideas for a certain wiring harness and save 1.2 million for a particular M300 model.
• Resolve a long pending chronic issue, radiator coolant leakage issue in one of a model.
• There were a great support to GM vehicle assembly line, where there were a critical part shortage situation raised for Tavera cluster.

Projects/Assignments

• Successfully implemented QSB-system (Quality System Basics – min 3 month duration required) at different critical suppliers. As it is one of the major global quality systems followed in GM. it used at the supplier facility to improve the quality management system and maintain a flawless supply to GM.

• Successfully completed Red-X project and got certified journeyman in GM global level. Basically GM uses this Red-X a high technique problem solving tool for solving any critical issue where root cause is unknown or difficult to analyise on the vehicle condition. ( Beginner level- Apprentice, Mid level- Journeyman, Expert- Master)

Current Salary:               Net Rs 10 Lacs/Annum

Expected Salary:            As Per company norms – Willing to relocate.

Joining Period:               30 Days after confirmation.

Organizational Experience

• Conduct Potential Supplier Assessment (PSA) / Process Control Plan Audit /Capability checking.
• Conduct APQP program review & support midyear change & product Launch.
• Monitor supplier adherence to Process Change Notification (PCN) and for any type of engineering change (EWO/TWO) on a timely and cost effective basis.
• Ensures PPAP completion and approval prior to delivery of new parts. Implement the change at regular assembly through Production Trial Run (PTR).
• Manage supplier’s project plans and activities to ensure product meets GM expectations. Works with suppliers to reduce waste and improve supplier process capability and efficiency.
• Co-ordination with plant quality to ensure line support.
• Responsible for the review, approval and validation of 8D permanent corrective action plans.
• Audits process control implementation and effectiveness. Validates process capability and achieve PPM targets.
• Ensures resolution and implementation of robust solutions for quality problems associated with purchased materials and engineering issues.
• Responsible for investigating, analyzing and correcting problems in quality, production and control at a supplier location.
• Responsible for the quality processes and achievement of the quality goals for specific suppliers as per Business Plan Deployment (BPD Matrices).
• Conduct audits and training to supplier, giving approval to products.
• Analyze and manage supplier quality issues, verify supplier corrective actions and implement error proofing.
• Provide guidance to improve supplier’s quality systems, technical change management and Process Releases.

• Lead process improvement projects and responsible for driving new process design, conducting workshops with Senior Management, Process owners and business users.
• Responsible for determining process improvement opportunities, provide consulting to re-engineer and strengthen processes.
• Continuously monitor KPI’s of all teams to ensure the processes are performing as required, intervene as and when needed to provide feedback to the functional teams and improvise on the process execution.
• Conducts internal process and quality audits to determine process adherence, assists in creation of action plans and tracks findings and non-conformances to closure.
• Smartly participated in the ISO: 9001:2008 surveillance audit re-assessed by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)

• Ensure effective use of tools & techniques such as Poke-yoke, Control charts, PDCA, 8D to reduce rejection. Conducting Dock – audit, Process audit, Lay-out Inspection.
• Initiating Non-conformance Reports for Non-Conformance products of Suppliers and receiving counter measures from supplier end. Conducting Vendor Audits to check for adherence to Quality Systems.
• Monthly MIS reporting which includes monthly Inventory reconciliation.
• Developing new process concepts for operations optimization, yield improvement and develop guidelines or the sequencing of supply chain activities on the shop floor (SOP).
• Developing Packing Plan and implementing cost saving and kaizen activity in day to day operations stacking of stocks for optimum efficiency, FIFO, space utilization.
• Use of APQP tools in developing inspection standards, sampling methods and gauges / instruments.
• Interacting with Vendors for defect analysis, disposition and actions to reduce the rejection cost & PPM.

Academic Credentials/ Certifications

• 2012 SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT certified from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi)
• 2012 PGDM in Marketing Management from Institute of Management Technology (IMT-Ghaziabad)
• 2007 B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT-Orissa)
• 2002 Intermediate (10th+2) in Science from Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE-Orissa)
• 2000 Matriculation (10th) in from Board of Secondary Education (BSE-Orissa)

IT Skills

• Computer Skill: MS Office (word, excel, power point presentation, macros, access)

Software Knowledge: AUTO CAD, CATIA V5R20