SQA Forging

Job Purpose:

Quality SQA assists in managing the development of vendors ensuring an adequate supply of components for existing products as per design changes, capacity enhancements/ replacements within the cost, quantity and quality targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify potential suppliers and send RFQ to them based on part design and bill of materials received from current engineering.
• Gauge capability of suppliers by conducting design for manufacturing (DFM) discussions with suppliers.
• Track metrics such as number of aging design releases, rejection rates of incoming parts and level of adherence to direct on line targets.
• Calculate target costing for components in collaboration with the Cost Management team.
• Propose suppliers based on suitable evaluation in collaboration with the Quality Assurance team and ensure that proposed suppliers meet the target band.
• Provide technical guidance (mechanical and engineering feedback) to shortlisted suppliers in order to meet component reliability, supply chain efficiency and overall cost reduction.
• Conduct component inspection audits and supervise supplier quality engineers responsible for component release.
• Resolve quality issues and monitor corrective procedures as per guidelines specified by quality assurance.
• Ensure completion of the Product Part Approval process in collaboration with Current Engineering and Quality assurance.
• Handover to procurement team for sourcing material for start of production runs.
• Drive improvement in supplier audit score and reduction in line rejection/ field rejection of parts Ensure adherence to business plan targets/vehicle.

Education:

B.E. / B. Tech in Mechanical / Automobile Engineering.

Experience:

6+ years’ experience in the vendor development function in the automobile industry (OEMs, ancillaries)