Professional Synopsis Carrying 18+yrs of working experience in automotive & Railway industry. In this working experience, I have worked and launch on a various range of the program. I have worked in sourcing and development of chassis system and electrical parts of passenger cars. During this work experience, I have gained sourcing and development knowledge, technical knowledge, program management skills, component and vendor development, supplier quality management. Brief highlights of my professional experience include . Support purchasing in the supplier selection by conducting onsite supplier visits and participating in the supplier technical reviews .Perform supplier audits and site inspections. Develop process improvement plans and drive implementation. Monitor and maintain performance metrics .Investigate supplier quality issues to determine root cause, conduct incoming parts inspections as needed and identify and implement corrective actions .Develop, manage and improve the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process with suppliers from initial design stage through PPAP submission and start of mass production .Manage total ownership of supplier quality through the entire life cycle, from initial sourcing through development, tooling and industrialization phases as well as product launch and ongoing business management for assigned purchased components .Guide Engineering development to ensure manufacturing needs are considered in the design phase and that proper quality expectations are defined for assigned purchased components .Develop quality plans, design test methods and gages, identify potential failure modes and process weaknesses and drive corrective actions Skill • Supplier Quality and development • New Product Development- APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, SPC, MSA, PSW, PFD • Supplier Quality Assurance - PCPA & Control Plan Audit, New Supplier Assessment, Supplier Performance Audit & Monitoring • Quality Tools - 7QC Tool, 5-Why Analysis, C&E-Diagram, 7-Diamond Process, 8D • General Motors Systemic Knowledge- Built-In-Quality Supply Base (BIQS), Quality System Basics (QSB/QSB+), GMS STANDARD, RED-X, Opex, etc. • Supplier/ Vendor Management- Supplier audit, Evaluation & performance monitoring. Field Complaints and warranty