Supplier Quality engineer / Supplier Audits

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create, Release, communicate supplier audit program. Coordinate preliminary audit meetings.

• Conduct supplier audits, preliminary audits and planned audits as per audit plan.

• Evaluate audit results, identify non-conformities and derive corrective actions.

• Initiate, implement and monitor quality improvement actions at supplier.

• Monitor supplier quality performance and continual improvement actions with supplier.

• Troubleshoot/analyze continuous/reoccurring quality problems and work with supplier to resolve them, in a commitment for continuous improvement

• Organize and facilitate teams for problem solving issue resolution

• Maintain supplier quality and delivery through assessment, evaluation and ongoing monitoring

• Assertively resolve all product quality, quality systems related issues with suppliers

• Work/Communicate with order management, production, quality department on any supplier quality issues/questions

• Responsible for following supplier audit, supplier development, supplier performance procedures. Procedures can be found on our company intranet

• Perform special projects as required. Other tasks as assigned by manager

• Take up part Development project from APQP to successful Right First Time delivery of samples.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Bachelor s degree in Mechanical/Electrical engineering,

• 13-15 years of professional experience supplier quality management, supplier audits, supplier development production, quality management, application technology or similar.

• Professional experience as a supplier auditor in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering

• Knowledge of audit procedures, methods and techniques usually proven by auditor training (certificate) regarding ISO 9001, possibly ISO 14001, ISO 45001.

• Experience in evaluation and documentation of supplier audits, audit planning, audit reports, evaluation, tracking of corrective actions

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good leadership, effective communication skills, interpersonal and customers/suppliers relationship. Professional approach.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work efficiently with others

• Knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001 standards and procedures.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and SAP skills

• Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels within the organization, along with external contacts

• Proven problem-solving skills

• Willing to travel extensively across India at supplier locations.

• Business fluency in English, knowledge of German Language will be added advantage

• Good team player, cooperativeness, assertiveness and negotiating skills

• Conform to professional ethics, i.e. be impartial, honest and discreet.

• Be receptive, i.e. be aware of and understand the situation.

• Act steadfastly, even if this is not always popular.

• Be open to improvement, i.e. learn from situations.

• Ability to work in a team, i.e. to work well with other people.

• Be diplomatic and tactful in dealing with people.

• Be adaptable to different situations.

• Act and work confidently and independently.

• Well organized and effective in prioritization, planning and efficiency.

Work Conditions:

Daily work is performed in an office environment. This position has a Monday through Friday work schedule, as business requires.

While performing duties of this position, the employee is occasionally required to stand, reach, and / or grasp. Next, an employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to manipulate small items such as a keyboard or mouse. Finally, an employee is also frequently required to walk within the work environment.

Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision, and the employee must have the ability to adjust focus.