Supplier Quality Leader

Position Summary- You will join the Supplier Quality Management Team, GSC International which is responsible for shaping & driving supplier quality performance, strategy, and transformations in line with Schneider Electric goals and objectives.- Supplier Quality is of strategic importance to achieve CS&Q strategy of zero recalls and customer satisfaction.- There is an ambition to enhance supplier quality standards, supplier evaluation and supplier strategy focussing on quality fundamentals.- This position will be responsible to work in collaboration with plant quality, category management, procurement supplier leaders and industrialization teams- We are looking to hire an experienced quality professional with deep understanding of the automotive quality standards, best practices, and thorough knowledge of IATF principles.- We are looking for a highly passionate, motivated, visionary, and collaborative leader with the ability and experience to develop deep stakeholder relationships.- Reporting to Regional Supplier Quality DirectorRoles & Responsibilities- Defining standards for Best-in-class models for battery ( all types) Leader standard walk at suppliers, CTQ and CTP monitoring, Cpk analysis and Reverse FMEA etc- Driving the elimination of high severity failure modes, reviewing, and upgrading the Poka-yoke, Jidoka and Statistical Process Controls- Conducting supplier system, process, and technology audits in accordance with IATF guidelines and company standards. Special focus on battery Quality and technical processes- Driving supplier improvement and development plans to meet standards and quality objectives- Contribute to defining the supplier strategy- Periodically conduct supplier quality health on basics and fundamentals- Establish and evaluate the right level of PPAP quality and problem solving for parts- Drive rigorous various activities at supplier viz. process controls, six sigma projects, KAIKAKU workshops, KAMISHIBAI, OBEYA and TQW at the supplier- Manage plant escalations and new supplier audits- Drive the e2e Quality of batteries at suppliers and facilitiate all the corrrective and preventive actionsMain Interactions- Global Purchasing Management Committee- SQLs, Plant SQE- CS&Q teams (Global, LoB/BU, Country/Zone/Operations, Clusters/Factories/DC, other GSC r region, IPO, etc).- Region Procurement Team- Commodity Managers- Regional Purchasing Managers- Suppliers