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Quality Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the execution of supplier assessments, drive both corrective and preventive actions based on supplier maturity and performance levels. Each day, you will manage operational supplier quality, both on-site and off-site, ensuring the thorough execution of supplier qualification and development processes. You will also showcase your expertise by managing the supplier's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

The work model for the role is: #Li-Onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification business in Distribution Solution division at Vadodara, India.

You will be mainly accountable for:

Driving approval process for supplier parts, materials, and project subcontractor services, as applicable, involving collaboration with other functions/experts, encompassing activities like Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and product surveillance at supplier manufacturing sites.
Leading in promptly addressing supply issues related to quality, deliveries, non-compliant products, or project services.
Working together with buyers to engage suppliers and prepare claims cases when necessary.
Ensuring required supplier development processes are thoroughly executed to drive continuous improvement of the supplier base.

Qualifications for the role

Degree in Electronics Engineering (should be full-time)
Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Process Audits, and Quality Management.
Experience in manufacturing process audits, new part development, supplier qualification, and supplier onboarding .
Hands-on experience in incoming supplier process quality , including type testing, HV testing, and functional testing.
Product knowledge of relays and switchgear is preferred.
Strong knowledge of quality tools such as FMEA, 7 QC Tools, 5S, 5 Why, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, SPC, DMAIC, and 8D Root Cause Analysis, along with ISO 9001:2015 auditing knowledge.

More about us
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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