Supply Chain and Quality Manager: C295

Overview

Supply Chain and Quality Manager (SCQM) acting as the operational interface with suppliers, driving continuous improvement in quality, delivery and cost across the global supply chain.

What you'll do

• Assess suppliers during tendering and contribute to the selection decision.
• Manage supply chain and quality aspects of the contract, being responsible for on-time, on-quality (and on-cost when applicable) performance.
• Manage supplier approvals and ensure suppliers are compliant with required certifications, in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor or support new product introduction, ToW and changes to ensure industrial qualification maturity before serial phase.
• Assess supplier capacity, capability and performance and contribute to supplier development.
• Identify supplier industrial risks and propose mitigation actions.
• Work out short term recovery plans.
• Initiate and manage supplier performance improvement projects.
• Report on supplier operational performance.
• Apply the associated tools to manage all activities related to supplier management.
• Provide robust continuous improvement in the global supply chain to secure sustained performance and mitigate supply chain risks across QCD, new product introduction / product transfer, and rate ramp up.
• Manage supply chain improvement and value creation projects and organize synergies.

What you'll need

• 7 to 12 years of work experience in Aerospace & Defence or Automotive/Automobile manufacturing (excluding pharmaceutical).
• Experience focused on QA (Quality Assurance).
• Excellent knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, VSM (Value Stream Mapping), PFMEA, SPC and MSA.
• Good understanding of best practices in Quality, Production Management and Supply Chain Management.
• Good understanding and know-how of all elements of lean manufacturing, or good understanding and know-how of Six Sigma.
• Good practical understanding of project management and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning).
• Practical understanding of risk management and a proactive approach.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of independence within the supply chain.
• Good digital skills, including creating dashboards (Google Sheets, G Studio, Excel etc.).
• Good communication skills to influence decision making with suppliers and internal customers.
• Outstanding program management skills.
• International / multi-functional team experience.
• Excellent command of root cause analysis and countermeasures.
• Lean Six Sigma / Lean Expert professional; Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Excellent command of Value Stream Mapping.
• Problem solving techniques: 5 Why analysis, Ishikawa analysis, 8D/9S etc.
• Experience in product/process audits, internal or external.
• Run at Rate / PPAP / APQP experience.
• Pragmatic, persuasive, culturally aware, tenacious, open to change, a strong team player, process and bottom-line oriented, customer focused, self-driven, and able to work in ambiguity.
• Excellent influencing skills and ability to present to CXOs and senior leadership.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Employment type: Permanent.
• Experience level: Professional.
• Job family: Supplier Management.
• Company: Airbus India Private Limited.
• Flexible working arrangements are fostered where possible.