About the position

Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity for a middle management position in Supplier Quality Lead, Regional role. The position based in Bangpu Factory Samutprakarn, Thailand.

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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Defining standards for Best-in-class models for different commodities, 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
• 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 suppliManage plant escalations and new supplier audits

Required skills.

• Certified IATF auditor
• Certified Project Management
• Certified in advanced quality tools
• Certified in Six Sigma BB
• Certified or trained APQP and PPAP
• Trained in GD&T

Experience

• 10 – 15 years in Supplier Quality lead role, preferred in Automotive OE / Tier I sector
• Thorough knowledge and hands on experience in mechanical, electro-mechanical and/or electronic components
• Graduate / Postgraduate in Mechanical or Industrial or Electronic Engineering