Role & responsibilities:

1. Supplier Audits and Capability Assessments

- Facility Assessments: Evaluate operational maturity, manufacturing capacity, and potential risks by inspecting supplier facilities.
- Compliance Verification: Ensure suppliers adhere to industry standards and regulations (e.g., ISO, IATF, RoHS/REACH).
- Process Audits: Review supplier quality management systems to identify vulnerabilities and areas requiring upgradation.

1. Process Improvement and Upgradation

- Performance Enhancement: Implement structured improvement plans (using Lean Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping) to boost supplier productivity and decrease production lead times.
- Technology & Skill Transfer: Train supplier personnel on manufacturing best practices, quality standards, and process optimization techniques.
- Capacity Building: Work with vendor leadership to implement operational diagnostics and technology upgrades, enabling them to scale production to meet demand.

1. New Product Introduction (NPI) and Quality Planning

- Supplier Qualification: Guide recent suppliers through technical qualifications and the Sourcing Process before the start of production.
- Quality Methodologies: Apply Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)



and guide suppliers through the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to ensure new parts meet design requirements.

4. Risk and Performance Management

- KPI Tracking: Establish, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD).
- Risk Mitigation: Identify early warning signals for capacity risks or supply chain disruptions and coordinate with cross-functional teams to mitigate them.
- Issue Resolution: Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions (e.g., 8D reports, Ishikawa analysis) when suppliers experience defects or delivery failures.

Preferred candidate profile

- A Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or Supply Chain Management having 15+ years of relevant experience in supplier development, Supplier Quality or Manufacturing Engineering.
- Hands on expertise with quality frameworks like APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), PPAP, PFMEA and Root Cause Analysis.
- Cross Functional Stakeholder Management, Communication Skills to act as a bridge between R&D;, Procurement & external Supply Chain Partners.

📌 Supplier Development & Upgradation Lead (Gurugram)
🏢 Lumax Auto technologies
📍 Gurugram