Job Description Summary
Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation. Select suppliers through qualification processes. Own supplier results, drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards. Own supplier audits, ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Includes both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development. Includes supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence. SQEs have various levels of differentiation which are related to level of technical understanding of engineering drawings and ability to manage vendors.
- Leading and managing Team of SQE and SQI for India Region, to ensure SQ and sourcing objectives for the business.




- Liase with Global Supplier Quality Leader for implementation of Initiatives identified for region and alignment to Global SQ processes.
- Drive solid partnerships with Engineering and the Sourcing PM&O; office counterparts to facilitate cross functional concurrent product and process development
- Develop Supplier Surveillance strategies that define the audit plan in compliance to our QMS requirements, risk mitigation strategies and underwriting expectations.
- Drive Root Cause Analysis investigations where required and driving the team accountable to ensure supplier lead Root Cause Analysis are following an effective 8D methodology when required
- Own accountability for Key Performance Indicators and Targets to Improve for the SQ Bowler
- Set priorities for Supplier Quality and drive the People Performance & Growth cycles to promote talent, growth, and accountability within the Supplier Quality Org.
- Responsible for Supplier Quality in Hydro India
- Lead supplier development

📌 Sr. Supplier Quality Manager (Vadodara)
🏢 GE Vernova
📍 Vadodara