Mark G Smith Email & Phone Number

Wixom, Mi

42579 Heiligenhaus, De

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Responsible for Supplier Quality : Advanced , Current Production and Supplier Development.18 reports based in US, Canada and Mexico.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

April 14 Manager, Customer Quality, reporting to Quality Director NA.Developed systems for Customer Specifics, Customer Metrics and Lessons Learnt (Access) database.Supported warranty reduction efforts.Oct 07 Manager, Supplier Development, reporting to VP Operations Asia, Based Shanghai, ChinaResponsible for overseeing all China JV supplier activity for export and global program business.Formulated Sourcing strategy, quotation analysis and sourcing board approval for JV partner. Jan 06 Manager, Supplier Development, reporting to VP Purchasing Asia, Based Shanghai, ChinaResponsible for recruitment, training & management of central SD team, 8 people.Mar 04 Supplier Development Manager Metals and Mechanisms, Low Cost Country Sourcing reporting to VP Purchasing Asia, Based Shanghai, ChinaResponsible for Supplier selection & APQP / PPAP for exports to NA and EUMay 03 Supplier Development, South Korea, Secondment for 7 months Nov 01 Supplier Development UK, Central Purchasing Dec 00 Lead Supplier Technical Assistance, Ford Business Unit Jan 00 Six Sigma Blackbelt Apr 98 Supplier Technical Assistance, Ford Business Unit

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Overall Responsibility for Asia ( China, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Malaysia & Indonesia) supplier quality performance. Asia lead for all Global Supplier Development initiativesResponsible for export suppliers to NA and EU from Asia (Low Cost Country sourcing)Manages a team of eight Supplier Development Managers and Tooling Engineers located in Shanghai, Changchun and Singapore.Matrix responsibility for 47 Supplier Development Engineers across Asia.Responsible for Quality sign off of Sourcing Strategy and Supplier Sourcing Board.