You as a APMEA HUB Supply Quality & Development Engineer will be part of Hitachi Energy business based in Halol, India. You will lead supply quality and development activities for 3 factories under your responsibility. You will ensure the highest quality standards and on-time delivery of suppliers, materials and parts using quality assurance methodologies and necessary supplier improvement initiatives. Drive sustainability in the supply chain. Conducting quality audits, surveillance, and inspections at supplier manufacturing locations. Performing supply quality issue resolution for escalated suppliers. Leading supplier performance improvement actions for targeted suppliers.

Supplier Qualification
Support supplier qualification process in SAP Ariba through supplier qualification assessment
Provide qualification recommendation to Category teams from Supplier Quality perspective
Consolidate HUB level supplier on-site audit needs and reflect into annual BU supplier audit plan
Conduct the required supplier in office audits including the reporting




Follow-up the effective closure of corrective action plan items with the suppliers

Supplier Development
Lead supplier development initiatives for the potential current/existing suppliers in the category
Initiate the supplier development projects to improve build-in quality and the capability of the suppliers
Provide suppliers with trainings on quality management tools, category relevant best practices and standards
Collaborate with the suppliers to address specific process and quality control challenges

Supplier Parts Quality Approval
Lead the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) including the coordination of activities with the Factory Quality and

Technology/Engineering for current supplier/parts
Work with the suppliers having process improvement opportunities to complete the PPAP process successfully.
Support suppliers with corrective action identification, guidance with best practice sharing
Ensure all

📌 Hub Supplier Development Engineer Vadodara (India)
🏢 Hitachi Energy
📍 India