VP- Corporate Quality

Role & responsibilities

• Define and implement the organization's quality strategy, policies, and QMS in line with business objectives and customer requirements.
• Lead customer quality, warranty reduction, defect analysis, CAPA implementation, and customer complaint resolution to achieve PPM and COPQ targets.
• Drive supplier quality management through audits, supplier development, incoming quality improvement, PPAP approval, and alternate supplier qualification.
• Ensure robust process quality by implementing SPC, MSA, Poka-Yoke, calibration, CMM measurement, layout inspection, and laboratory testing.
• Oversee new product and process quality through APQP, PPAP, ECR/PCR, PTR, tooling buy-off, and NPD quality approvals.
• Monitor compliance with IATF/QMS, statutory, legal, and customer-specific requirements through internal, process, product, and customer audits.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen, LPA, lesson learned, productivity, cost reduction, and quality enhancement projects.
• Manage non-conforming products, deviation approvals, rework/scrap decisions, and risk-based quality disposition processes.
• Develop, mentor, and guide the quality team while ensuring effective implementation of quality systems across manufacturing operations.
• Review quality performance through periodic management reviews (MQRM), drive strategic improvements, and ensure compliance with industry standards and EHS requirements.

Preferred candidate profile

20+ years of experience in Quality Management within the Automotive Lighting Industry.