Plant Supplier Quality Advanced Specialist

## About the Role

Autoliv is seeking an experienced Executive - Plant Supplier Quality to join our Quality team in Cheyyar. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring incoming material quality, managing supplier quality performance, driving corrective actions, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the supplier base.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automotive supplier quality, manufacturing processes, problem-solving methodologies, and quality management systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Supplier Quality Management

• Drive containment and corrective actions for supplier quality issues arising from production lines.

• Raise and manage supplier complaints through the NCM portal and coordinate G8D corrective action activities.

• Monitor Non-Conformance Management (NCM) status and provide regular updates to plant management.

• Ensure timely closure of supplier concerns and prevent recurrence of quality issues.

• Manage supplier rejection claims and cost recovery activities.

• Incoming Quality Assurance

• Verify supplier PDI reports and incoming inspection activities in accordance with approved inspection standards.

• Ensure uninterrupted material flow through effective incoming quality controls.

• Validate compliance with customer-specific requirements, including:

• Layout inspection reports

• SPC reports

• Raw material verification

• Functional testing of child parts

• Supplier Development & Audits

• Conduct supplier audits and drive implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

• Support horizontal deployment of lessons learned and best practices across suppliers.

• Review and approve supplier packaging solutions.

• Participate in new supplier, process, and tooling approvals.

• Support service part qualification and PPAP activities.

• Continuous Improvement

• Lead problem-solving activities through QCF, QIT, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Improve inspection systems, gauges, and testing fixtures.

• Support 5S, standardization, digitalization, and automation initiatives.

• Coordinate quality performance reporting and supplier rating activities.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (BE/B.Tech) in:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Automobile Engineering

Experience

• 6-8 years of experience in the automotive manufacturing industry.

• Experience in supplier quality, incoming quality, or manufacturing quality functions.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Required Technical Skills

Manufacturing Process Knowledge

Experience in one or more of the following:

• Injection Molding

• Stamping

• Welding

• Heat Treatment

• Electroplating

• Casting Processes

Knowledge of CQI standards including:

• CQI-9

• CQI-11

• CQI-12

• CQI-15

Quality Tools & Methodologies

• APQP

• PPAP

• SPC

• 7 QC Tools

• DOE

• G8D

• MSA

Quality Systems

• IATF 16949 requirements

• VDA 6.3 Process Audits

• Internal Quality Auditing

Preferred Certification

• IATF Internal Auditor Certification

What We're Looking For

You will be successful in this role if you:

• Demonstrate strong customer focus

• Make sound, data-driven decisions

• Drive execution and accountability

• Collaborate effectively across teams and suppliers

• Build trust and strong stakeholder relationships

• Show passion for continuous improvement and innovation

Additionally, you should possess:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent supplier management capabilities

• Good presentation and training skills

• Effective planning and organizational skills

• Shop-floor (Gemba) mindset and hands-on approach

• Strong teamwork and communication abilities

We will be more than glad to chat with you about your experience and your career goals.

In our international work setting, you will find a range of opportunities that are designed to enhance your career and personal development. Including new and different perspectives is part of what ensures the team’s success. We are committed to develop people’s skills, knowledge and creative potential. Our training and development programs emphasize technical competency, leadership development and business management skill.

Culture & Background

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