Join Airbus India Private Limited as a Supply Chain and Quality Manager: C295 in Hyderabad, India. This is a permanent, full-time professional role focused on driving continuous improvement, supplier quality assurance, and supply chain efficiency.
Requirements
7 to 12 years of work experience in Aerospace & Defence, or Automotive/Automobile manufacturing.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Expertise in Lean manufacturing, VSM, PFMEA, SPC, MSA, APQP, and PPAP.
Strong command of root cause analysis and problem-solving tools like 5 Why, Ishikawa, and 8D/9S.
No specific degree is explicitly stated in the posting.
Skills & Responsibilities
Lean-Six Sigma: Drive continuous improvement plans (CIP) to enhance supplier productivity, quality reliability, and global cost reduction.
Value Stream Mapping: Reduce production and administrative flows and delivery lead-times.
APQP & PPAP: Manage supplier approvals and monitor new product introduction and industrial qualification maturity.
Risk Management: Identify supplier industrial risks, propose mitigation actions, and work out short-term recovery plans.
Program Management: Assess supplier capacity, capability, and performance to contribute to supplier development and operational reporting.
Potential transition routes: People from manufacturing engineering or quality assurance roles may bring process improvement skills, alongside meeting the mandatory manufacturing industry experience requirements.
Job description
Job Description:
Professional skills / Technical knowledge:
Candidates with 7 to 12 years of work experience in Aerospace & Defence, Automotive/ Automobile manufacturing companies (except pharmaceutical). Potential candidate profile shall focus on QA (Quality Assurance) experience with excellent knowledge on Six-Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, VSM (Value stream mapping), PFMEA ( Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis) , SPC (Statistical Process Control), MSA (Measurement System Analysis).
This job demands a good understanding of best practices in Quality, Production Mgt, Supply Chain Management.
Good understanding and knowhow of all elements of lean manufacturing or good understanding and know of 6 Sigma
Good practical understanding of project management and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)
Practical understanding of Risk management / proactive approach.
To operate with a high degree of independence whilst working within the supply chain.
Good in digital skills, creation of dashboards(Google Sheets, G Studio, Excel etc.)
Good communication skills to influence decision making with suppliers/internal customers
Outstanding Program Management Skills
International /multi functional team experience
Excellent command on “Root cause analysis” and countermeasures.
Must have skills:
Lean-Six Sigma / Lean Expert professional
Six Sigma-Green Belt / Black Belt.
Excellent command on Value Stream Mapping.
Problem Solving Techniques - 5 Why Analysis, Ishikawa Analysis, 8D/9S etc.
Experience in product/process audits - internal or external exposure.
Run at Rate / PPAP
APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning
Accountabilities / Major End Results
The jobholder increases Supply Chain efficiency & overall customer satisfaction thanks to Continuous Improvement Plans (CIP) driven by measurable & agreed co. QCD targets:
To improve quality level and reliability.
To achieve top level delivery performances,
To improve significantly supplier’s productivity & global cost,
To reduce production & administrative flows and delivery lead-times.
Contributes to improved company internal & external Procurement processes
Contribute to extended Supply Chain integration
Ensure application of harmonized best practices
Manage Supply Chain improvement and value creation projects, and organize synergies
Detailed Job Description
The SCQM acts as interface with suppliers for operational activities:
Assess suppliers during tendering phase and contribute to the selection decision
Manage/contribute to supply chain & quality aspects of the contract being responsible for On time, on Quality (and on Cost when applicable) performance.
Manage supplier approvals and ensure that suppliers are compliant with certifications required in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
Monitor or support new product introduction, ToW, changes, to ensure industrial qualification maturity before serial phase.
Assess the Supplier capacity, capability & performance and contribute to the Supplier development.
Identify the supplier's industrial risks and propose mitigation actions.
Work out short term recovery plans.
Initiate and manage supplier performance improvement projects.
Report on supplier operational performance.
Apply the current associated tools to manage all activities related to supplier management.
Major problems to be solved in the position
Provide robust continuous improvement in the global supply chain to secure sustained performance and mitigate supply chain risks within the following areas.
Supply Chain performance - QCD
New Product introduction / Product transfer.
Rate ramp up.
Behavioral/Soft skills:
Pragmatic, Persuasive, Cultural awareness, Tenacity
Open to change and strong team player
Process and bottom line oriented
Customer focused
Self driven
Ability to work in ambiguity
Excellent influencing skills / Ability to conduct in front of CXO’s / Sr. Leadership
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company: Airbus India Private Limited
Employment Type: Permanent -------
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Supplier Management
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