About Kennametal

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Job Title: Assistant Manager-Supplier Quality

Job Location: Bangalore

Job Summary

Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for Initial Plant Assessment, Infrastructure & Certification Requirement, Capability & Capacity Assessment. Responsible for the quality and reliability of components, materials and services provided by Kennametal (KMT) Suppliers. Collaboration with Sourcing, Engineering, Operations and Quality on Supplier capabilities, Quality standards,



and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Expertise in maintaining and enhancing our product quality standards while fostering strong partnerships with KMT suppliers.

Key Job Responsibilities
List each key responsibilities in order of importance

• Leads audits to assess current and potential supplier’s quality management system, manufacturing processes and capabilities as well as strengths, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Sourcing, Engineering and Plant Operations teams to select suppliers that meet our quality, cost, and delivery.
• Develop and implement quality standards, specifications, and requirements for purchased components, materials, and services.
• Define and communicate explicit quality expectations to suppliers through quality agreements and PPAP requests.
• Work closely with suppliers to resolve quality issues, improve processes, and e

📌 Analyst Quality-India (Bengaluru)
🏢 Kennametal
📍 Bengaluru