Arunkumar B.N Email & Phone Number

• Claims to suppliers of forging, casting, machining, Plastic, Press/stamping, commodities, Work with suppliers from around the globe to assure the quality in the components.• Review of PPAP packaging according to customer requirements.• Worked with suppliers to bring them to the level of understanding APQP, PAPPs and standards.• Responsibility for monitoring supplier performance in terms of Quality, Delivery Performance and process capability. • NPD, supplier development activities, onsite Quality audits and Assessment to the process and products, PFMEA, PFD, Control Plans reviews, onsite PPAP approvals, creation and update of the documents used in the process for e.g., Work Instruction and Standard Operation Procedures, etc.• PPAP effectiveness monitoring for consecutive batches.• Supplier & Contractor assessment (Virtual audit): Ensure supplier assessments (e.g. potential, scheduled, special), including assessment reporting and findings (major, minor or opportunities for improvement) are scheduled, executed and followed-up.• Supplier Qualification: Ensure the supplier qualification process is fully understood and utilized and the supply bases are, and remain, fully qualified and compliant. (Registration and Qualification in SAP Ariba). Assure Supplier Financial Risk Assessments are triggered, and Supplier Quality Certificates are maintained• Rectify and resolve the technical issues which render the continuous supply of products.• Training and evaluating the supplier on continual improvement basis through matrix system with factors like PPM, CAPA age, deliver performance, Process capability and 5’S score. • To develop and manage First Articles Inspection, supplier capability and risk assessment.• To conduct on-site quality and process assessments to approve new suppliers and assess existing suppliers.• To analyze the root cause for the Quality issues at supplier facility, implement corrective actions & monitor the CAPA/8D Effectiveness. Resolve problems and eliminate constraints to ensure quality and delivery. • Generate Quality Metrics on supplier performance and establish measures to monitor quality, costs and cost avoidance.• Training and driving 5’S at supplier location.• Training suppliers on PPAP requirement, 7QC tools, calibration, MSA and SPC. • Process flow optimizing, layout improvement, Method study, time study, Cycle time monitoring and cycle time optimization for operator efficiency improvement at receipt stage.

Listed skills include Automotive, Manufacturing, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and 8 others.