Sr. IT Digital Supply Chain Quality Manager
HybridPune, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Lead enterprise-wide digital quality initiatives by developing a multi-year roadmap that integrates data science, machine learning, and AI to shift quality from reactive resolution to predictive decision-making. Build and lead a high-performing IT team while designing, deploying, and optimizing quality systems across manufacturing, supplier, and shop floor operations using Agile, DevOps, and cloud technologies. Partner with cross-functional leaders to standardize processes, implement feedforward and feedback control models, and define model lifecycle practices for end-to-end visibility. Manage project delivery, risk mitigation, and vendor relationships to ensure system reliability and compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field
- 8+ years of IT leadership experience, focusing on manufacturing & quality systems
- Experience implementing predictive analytics and AI-powered quality control
- Demonstrated experience partnering with data science, data engineering, and manufacturing engineering teams to develop, validate, and deploy machine learning models in production environments
- Experience building or enabling feedforward and feedback control models for manufacturing quality, including predictive quality, anomaly detection, defect prediction, root-cause analysis, and process optimization use cases
- Background in supply chain quality, industrial automation, or digital manufacturing
- Experience working in a regulated industry (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, aerospace, automotive, etc.)
- Experience planning and executing projects that require contribution from cross-functional team members
- Experience in managing & building business relationships, understanding business imperatives, proposing solutions, and negotiating win-win outcomes
- Strong leadership and management experience
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
- Strong business acumen
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, data pipelines, model governance, responsible AI, explainable AI, and cloud-based analytics platforms
Desired Qualifications
- hands-on coding
- COVID-19 vaccination
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