Senior Manager, Supplier Quality & Development

Work Model: You’ll work in a hybrid model, onsite at your designated Regal Rexnord location, with flexibility to work remotely.
POSITION SUMMARY
This is an on-site hybrid role based out of Pune or Hyderabad.
This position reports to Director of Supply Chain India region and is responsible for supplier selection and development. It is a management role with three direct reports of supplier quality development engineers. This position will provide regional quality leadership in assessing supplier capabilities, achieving cost saving projects by qualifying new parts and new suppliers, contributing to regional category strategy and managing supplier performances. This role works closely with segment, global category teams, divisional product leaders, operations and other key stakeholders to deploy strategies that drive value and sustainability in our supply chain. This key role will manage supplier related quality issues in regional plants and export based suppliers to drive overall supplier performance across Regal Rexnord.
RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Supplier Selection and Auditing:

Lead supplier selection during design and development phases
Develop and prioritize auditing schedules to ensure regular supplier audits
Act as the supplier quality representative on design and development teams
Conduct Supplier Scorecard reviews to assess suppliers' ability to meet quality, delivery, and service targets
Conduct supplier audits and ensure timely closure of corrective actions

1. Cost Saving Projects and Project Management:

Take an active role in Cost Saving projects to achieve best value for the company
Assign proper resources to support all projects and ensure the performance of supplier is sufficient to
achieve saving goals while aligning the same direction with long term supplier strategies with category
managers
Serve as the key interface between suppliers and internal stakeholders for all issues to meet the project
schedule with focus on qualification process and requirements

1. Compliance and Improvement:

Audit and evaluate suppliers' internal processes for compliance with organizational, customer, and
regulatory requirements
Maintain regular contact and communication with suppliers, including site visits
Ensure suppliers develop effective corrective actions for quality and delivery problems
Support product transfers to contract manufacturing sites and participate in developing required Quality
Plans and protocols

1. Performance Monitoring:

Monitor and report on operational performance at both the subcontract and individual supplier levels.
Track supplier performance on schedule and quality metrics
Hold periodic meetings with the plant based Supplier Quality Manager and Category Managers to hold
supplier accountable for quality improvement
Ensure proper control plans are in place for changes in parts and supplier processes
Ensure effectiveness of supplier root cause analysis and corrective actions
QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

1. Experience:

15+ years of experience in Supplier Quality Engineering.
5+ years managerial experience or/and quality management in leading supplier quality teams, quality
system management or project managements.
Willingness to travel domestically up to 60%;

1. Technical Skills:

Hands-on exposure to quality system requirements of AS9100 or ISO 9001.
Understanding of basic quality tools such as PFA, PPAP, Process capability, FMEAs, and control plans.
Extensive knowledge of machining or metal processing techniques.
Proven success in the use and mentoring of Problem-Solving methods, Root Cause analysis and Statistical
decision-making including application knowledge of Minitab.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to thoroughly analyze, interpret data / information to make sound
informed decisions.

1. Certifications, preferred:

Certified ASQ Quality Engineer
Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.
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