• Manages supplier’s overall part and process maturation throughout new model development timing. • Reviews supplier process related to tooling and equipment including FMEA, PQCT, Operations Standards and critical control points.• Provides technical support with supplier to ensure resolution of any quality and/or tooling/equipment/concerns. • Assures part conformance through dimensions analysis and specification testing. • Confirms that supplier is planning to correct volume and that process cycle time is achieved to support planned capacity. • Assesses impact of design changes to exclusive investment. • Conducts countermeasure approval for supplier related defects. • Performs part approval prior to use on saleable product.