Vice President
Current> New Product Development – Product design, components / process validation & approval. Implementation of Supplier Quality Metrics, driving continuous improvement activities. > Conduct Risk Analysis and Design Reviews throughout the Product Development Phases. Generating product specifications, testing plans & validation criteria. > Conducting Supplier Assessment & Evaluation on defined frequency basis at Vendor manufacturing locations.> New vendor development: Extension of technical assistance and support for vendor performance improvement. Support operation and procurement team by suitably validating and upgrading quality level of vendors in order to achieve desired products quality. >< New Supplier Quality Assessment for manufacturing of products or components. Analysis of on-site customer complaints, Implementation of corrective & preventive actions and monitoring effectiveness. > Formulate Quality Targets for New Products, timely Product evaluations to assess gaps and drive corrective actions. > Comparison and Benchmarking of products & process with best in the Industry for improvements. Conduct Risk Analysis and Design Reviews throughout the Product Development Phases.