Responsibilities:
· Drive suppliers to produce the highest quality parts.
· Ensure the supplier is ready for the ramp ups with parts that are ready to be put into the devices.
· Collecting data and compiling supplier scorecards; Present it to suppliers and lead the actions to improve the supplier.
· Willing to understand supplier manufacturing process in details, document their strengths and weaknesses and drive supplier to work towards making a world class manufacturing environment.
· Understand component specification and should be able to effectively communicate with Design team as well as sustaining Engineering team in case of an issue with part Quality.
· Should be able to tie up quality issues (OQC, IQC, Manufacturing, Field returns etc) with concrete actions at Supplier site (RCA, CA etc).
· Understand supplier corrective actions and be able to describe their experience relative to those processes.
· Interface with functional manager to establish daily, weekly, monthly and annual goals and milestones.
· Carry out supplier quality audits and validate the AVL list matches the approved suppliers.
· Establish a China based FAI capability and reporting process.
· Establish and implement processes for ensuring that all components sourced in China meet acceptable and recognized industry standards in terms of test, sampling, materials.
· Work with commodity management team to understand and highlight areas where quality and process within a specific supplier can be improved to reduce cost.