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Wabtec5 days ago

Lead Supplier Quality Specialist - Mechanical

On-site · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Type
Full Time
Level
Senior Level
Education
Not Specified
Company size
Large

Job Summary

Lead and manage supplier quality for casting, forging, and machining commodities at a Rohtak plant, coordinating with central SQ/commodity teams to ensure quality parts for assembly and global sourcing. Responsibilities include leading supplier quality programs, performing commodity assessments/audits, participating in sourcing decisions, ensuring SQR clauses meet requirements, providing expertise to internal networks, supporting supplier development, implementing improvement plans for top issues, applying problem-solving methodologies (8D, PDCA, FTA, 7 basic quality tools), conducting trainings, and maintaining scorecard data and quarterly performance reviews. The role emphasizes expert knowledge in supplier quality, collaboration across SQE/SQA networks, and the ability to approve or reject suppliers and parts in line with Wabtec requirements.

Required Qualifications

  • 6-10 years experience in supplier quality
  • Lead commodity supplier quality or equivalent
  • Experience in casting, forging and machining supplier quality
  • Coordinate with SQE/SQA teams and central commodity teams
  • Perform commodity assessments/audits (process and system)
  • Participate in sourcing committee and have authority to accept or refuse supplier selection
  • Ensure SQR clauses align with commodity requirements
  • Ability to reject/approve suppliers and parts
  • Provide expertise to sites and networks (SQA/SQE, commodity lead buyers, supplier development, engineering)
  • Experience with problem-solving methodologies (8D, PDCA, FTA, 7 QC tools)
  • Conduct trainings to improve supplier knowledge and capabilities
  • Prepare commodity purchasing specifications and checklists
  • Coordinate return of experience across LLCs
  • Support development of Top Worst suppliers and recurrent issues
  • Lead supplier development actions at supplier locations
  • Prepare APQP for new projects and parts/process validation
  • Attend supplier performance reviews with Global Commodity buyers
  • Ability to alert and escalate supplier performance issues
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