Role & responsibilities :

- Evaluate potential recent suppliers in Electrical and Electronics Category through a comprehensive assessment process to enhance supplier base quality and competitiveness
- Participate in supplier feasibility reviews to provide vital inputs and work closely with sourcing, quality, engineering, and supplier to resolve manufacturing, technical feasibility related concerns
- Conduct APQP with suppliers with focus on quality, project timings, accurate documentation, and timely communication to all stakeholders
- Review and approve supplier PPAPs while continuously coaching supplier towards achieving First Time Right (FTR) ability
- Lead change management driven by supplier part / process change requests
- Work with global SDEs and category managers from time to time to evaluate regional suppliers for global needs, manage part transfers, help to resolve issues impacting supply chain
- Support resourcing,



localization, VA/VE projects, ECN implementation through supplier qualification and part qualification
- Conduct capacity assessments at supplier as and when requested by Category Buyer
- Support plant quality counterpart in managing escalations arising out of supplier quality concerns
- Execute focus supplier’ projects to improve identified supplier’s performance, engagement, and drive continuous improvement culture
- Provide weekly, monthly as well as ad hoc reports and presentations as required by leadership
- Participate in cross functional team meetings and share inputs to enhance business processes

Preferred candidate profile - Candidate must have an experience in working with construction equipment industry.

📌 Supplier Development Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Spectrum Talent Management
📍 Chennai