Senior Associate Manager - Supplier Quality (Plastic)

Core Responsibility: Develop and implement quality systems, procedures, and standards for manufacturing plants and suppliers (components and sub-assemblies), with a focus on plastic commodities such as extrusion and molding.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Supplier Quality Management

- Implement supplier quality processes including PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Audits
- Conduct supplier audits and improve supplier performance metrics (SPI)
- Ensure compliance with corporate quality policies and IMS standards

Process & Product Quality Improvement

- Analyze data using statistical tools to identify improvement opportunities
- Drive improvements across KPIs such as PPR, PDI, TBR, PQC, and IQC
- Handle customer complaints using structured problem-solving tools like 8D and Why-Why analysis

Manufacturing & Technical Oversight

- Work extensively on plastic extrusion, injection molding, sub-assemblies, and validation
- Define and improve manufacturing processes for assigned commodities
- Drive standardization and automation in tools, jigs, fixtures, and process controls
- Manage 4M change control and process/design changes

Inspection & Quality Systems

- Define inspection standards and acceptance criteria
- Align supplier inspection systems with plant requirements (raw materials,



layout inspection, PDI, AOI)
- Ensure proper measurement systems and periodic calibration/upgrades

Cross-functional Collaboration

- Collaborate with procurement, production, plant quality, and engineering teams
- Ensure quality integration from New Product Development (NPD) to Start of Production (SOP)

Cost & Performance Management

- Identify and reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Track and improve supplier-related quality costs
- Prepare and monitor MIS reports for supplier KPIs and performance

Digitalization & Automation

- Drive digitization initiatives such as supplier dashboards, SAP QM, and vendor portals
- Plan and execute CAPEX and automation projects

Process Development

- Define and streamline critical processes including welding, casting, stamping, winding, coating, painting, packaging, and grinding

Travel Requirement

- 40 50% travel to supplier locations and market visits

Technical Skills

- Robust expertise in plastic extrusion and injection molding processes
- Knowledge of quality tools
- 4M1D, 5W1H, 5 Why
- 7 QC tools, Kaizen
- PPAP, APQP, FMEA
- SPC, MSA, Poka-Yoke
- 8D problem-solving
- Proficiency in Minitab, Excel, and Power BI
- Understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and Six Sigma methodologies

📌 Senior Associate Manager - Supplier Quality (Plastic) (Mumbai)
🏢 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
📍 Mumbai