• Forging/Pressings
  
• Mechanicals
  
• Turned Parts
  

Responsibilities:

• Top Focus:
  
  • Monitor suppliers performance based on Measurement of Performance-(PPM, Delivery & Concerns).
    
  • Conduct Business Management Reviews with suppliers-(Supplier Presentations, Monitor Actions, Close BMR).
    
  • Report decision - To Re-Source or Return to Normal.
    
  • Support & liase with Plant Quality Functions (MOPs).
    
  • Use VIN for control of Measurement MOPS.
    
  • Conduct Top Focus Part & Process Audit.
    
  • Monitor Top Focus report decsion, re-source or return to normal.
    
• GSQM Management:
  
  • Conduct GSQM training to plants / suppliers.
    
  • Understand & liase with local plants / suppliers requirements of Strategic Global Purchasing.
    
  • Conduct Supplier Profile evaluations on new / existing suppliers.
    
  • Organise and conduct Part & Process Audits.
    
  • Monitor Third Party Registration Certification. (ISO9000, QS9000, ISO/TS16949).
    
  • Request Certification plans from suppliers.
    
• Supplier Development:
  
  • Support Plant SQE on periodic P & P Audits.
    
  • Organise and conduct Potential Part & Process Audits.
    
  • Support and liase with relevent TRW team (North America / Europe).
    
  • Conduct GSQM training with new suppliers.
    
  • Implement workshops / train suppliers in Quality Tools: ( APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC etc).
    
• Manage Product Luanch:
  
  • Monitor and assure timings PPAP.
    
  • Schedule / manage PPAP, APQP meetings.
    
  • Follow up and close all open issues PPAP, APQP.
    
  • Conduct Run @ Rate for suppliers capacity.
  • Implement feasability studies at suppliers.
    
  • Arrange meetings, relevent personnel, plant and suppliers.
    
  • Conduct review using Tables 1 & 2 (checklist).
    
  • Create action plans, distribute / follow up & close.
    
• Support review of completed PPAP.
  
• Use GDPIM to control and monitor project phases.
  
• Support an active Supplier Concern Management:
  
  • Review supplier 8D response
    
  • Manage meeting with problematic suppliers and follow-up
    
  • Coordinate with Central Purchasing for consistent problem suppliers.
    
  • Conduct quality management review meetings with specific suppliers and verify correct actions.
    
• Review the suppliers critical processes, assure critical items / characteristics will be detected during plant in-process quality review (visual / poke-yoke).
  
• Communicate events, problems and reports to partners in plants.