- Lead the quality transformation agenda for a high-growth automotive business.
- Drive zero-defect culture while influencing end-to-end manufacturing quality.

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established manufacturing organization serving leading customers within the automotive ecosystem. The company is focused on operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement across its manufacturing network. With a strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, it provides an setting where senior leaders can drive meaningful business impact and long-term transformation.

Job Description

- Lead and continuously improve the IATF 16949 Quality Management System across the plant.
- Act as Management Representative and lead customer, internal, and certification audits.
- Drive layered process audits, process controls, and shop-floor quality compliance.
- Lead APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, and quality planning activities for new product launches and engineering changes.
- Ensure defect-free product launches through robust quality planning and cross-functional collaboration.
- Manage customer quality performance, including PPM reduction, complaints, warranty issues, and scorecards.
- Lead structured problem-solving initiatives using 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, and other quality methodologies.
- Establish and strengthen supplier quality systems, including audits, PPAP approvals, and development programs.
- Drive supplier and customer PPM reduction initiatives.
- Own SPC, process capability improvement, poka-yoke implementation, and defect prevention systems.
- Lead daily quality reviews, defect analysis, and quick-response quality control processes.




- Develop and mentor quality teams across customer quality, supplier quality, inspection, and metrology functions.
- Build organizational capability in Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Total Quality Management practices.
- Ensure calibration compliance, MSA activities, and measurement system traceability.
- Own quality dashboards, audit performance, COPQ reduction, and governance reviews with leadership.

The Successful Applicant

We're Looking For Someone Who Has

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Production, or Industrial Engineering; Master's degree/PGDBA preferred.
- 20+ years of progressive experience in automotive component manufacturing quality leadership.
- Strong hands-on expertise in IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, SPC, and other automotive quality core tools.
- Proven track record of leading OEM and Tier-1 customer quality relationships.
- Demonstrated success in reducing customer PPM, improving audit scores, and driving quality transformation.
- Experience managing supplier quality development within a complex multi-tier supply chain.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional influencing skills.
- Lead Auditor certification in IATF 16949 and/or Six Sigma Black Belt certification will be advantageous.

What's on Offer

- Opportunity to lead the entire quality function for a strategically important manufacturing business.
- High visibility role with direct reporting to senior leadership.
- Platform to drive transformational quality initiatives and operational excellence.
- Exposure to leading automotive customers and advanced manufacturing environments.

If this role matches your skills and experience, consider applying

Contact

Quote job ref: JN-082026-7077575

📌 Head of Quality | Auto-Comp /Mechatronics | Gurgaon (Gurugram)
🏢 Michael Page
📍 Gurugram