Job Description

Supplier Quality AuditorPort Elizabeth - Eastern CapeOur client in the manufacturing industry requires a qualified and experienced Supplier Quality Auditor in the Projects & Central Functions Department, to manage all functions of the SQA (Supplier Quality Auditor) in line with the Standards and Formel-Q Strategy by ensuring that all suppliers are evaluated, compliant and supply according to specified requirements. To manage and support the local content strategies by actively participating and ensuring that focus is applied to strategic suppliers to grow the supplier base and that the correct strategic decision are made in the Local and Central Sourcing Steering Committees to support the localisation project programmes .Duties

• Evaluate the suppliers Quality Process and Product Management System; Manage, support, and guide the supplier's management team.
• Compile detailed Audit Reports of all findings from the Audited / evaluated Suppliers.
• Advise and support all new proposed and existing Suppliers in their planning and implementation of Production and Quality Systems.
• Support and drive the suppliers in the evaluation of their corrective action programs resulting from the Process and Product Audits (VA), Sub-Supplier Management (ULM), Technical Revisions (TRL), Potential Analyses (POT), and Problem Analyses (PA).
• Manage all agreed corrective actions developed with new Brownfield/Greenfield suppliers and liaise with the internal stakeholders to agree on the suppliers and component developments synergies supporting the New Project sourcing deadlines.
• Manage and evaluate suppliers in the SSA regions and update the Group system ISQAD timeously with the outcome of the Audit Activities.
• Manage and support the synergies by auditing suppliers for production and provide detailed Audit Reports.
• Ensure the correct Audit ratings and Quality status from the Suppliers are entered into GAS-TI.
• Be actively involved in making strategic recommendations for the nomination of suppliers to support the LSC/CSC localisation programs.
• Manage and drive the Quality Technical Requirements (QTR), establish the risk classifications for the prioritization of A, B and C components in line with your specific product Group released part in line with the Group requirements.
• Escalate RED TRL'S (Technical Reviews), Poor Project Related status, Poor Supplier deliver & part Quality performance to Cross functional divisions and drive the corrective actions with their support to improve the compliance.
• Manage the organisational (Supplier and Part supply disruptions) in the Group TOP-Q escalation meetings for specific released product group parts.

Qualification requirementsA National Diploma or degree in an Engineering field (Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Polymer).

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