General Manager - India Plant Quality Head - Auto Component Business (20-28 yrs)

Head India Plant Quality - Automobile Industry (brakes, fasteners, sparkplugs, clutches, chassis)

Location - Faridabad, Corporate Head Office - for multiple plant locations across India

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

- Review, improve and implement existing Quality processes and procedures and KPIs to ensure it is aligned to create highest product quality and highest customer service.

- Drive improvements in all areas of operations, focusing on key performance indicators and key divisional processes.

- Build strong relationships with customers and provide adequate support for account management.

- Support plants as necessary with root cause analysis, problem solving and drive consistent improvements.

- Assist plants with the deployment of corporate quality policies, auditing practices and ensuring adherence to company's Quality and Regulatory strategies in accordance with the established strategic plan.

- Assist plants with deployment and implementation of customer requirements and specifications as applicable; serve as escalation point for all customer issues for the respective accounts.

- Ensure communication between plants and sharing of best practices and lessons learnt - for consistent customer support and representation for global accounts.

Competencies:

- Seasoned and competent Quality professional with over 20+ years of experience.

- Extensive experience with auto component manufacturing companies.

- Significant experience in turnaround strategies for quality improvement as well as leading wins for Quality Awards / Certifications.

- Qualified engineer with certifications in relevant quality systems - Total Quality Management Professional (TQMP) brining hands-on experience of leading TQM, Manufacturing Excellence implementation in an organisation.

- Experience of working with organisations having a 'quality culture' and relentless focus on manufacturing and process excellence.

- Cross functional exposure to manufacturing and other operations related functions would be considered valuable.

- Well networked and connected in the Quality fraternity and industry circles.