Plant Supplier Quality Advanced Specialist
Drive supplier quality, solve manufacturing challenges, and strengthen continuous improvement at Autoliv — helping deliver safer products that save more lives.
Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels and you can be part of our team as ROLE.
About the Role
Autoliv is seeking an experienced Executive - Plant Supplier Quality to join our Quality team in Cheyyar. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring incoming material quality, managing supplier quality performance, driving corrective actions, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the supplier base.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automotive supplier quality, manufacturing processes, problem-solving methodologies, and quality management systems.
Key Responsibilities
Supplier Quality Management
Drive containment and corrective actions for supplier quality issues arising from production lines.
Raise and manage supplier complaints through the NCM portal and coordinate G8D corrective action activities.
Monitor Non-Conformance Management (NCM) status and provide regular updates to plant management.
Ensure timely closure of supplier concerns and prevent recurrence of quality issues.
Manage supplier rejection claims and cost recovery activities.
Incoming Quality Assurance
Verify supplier PDI reports and incoming inspection activities in accordance with approved inspection standards.
Ensure uninterrupted material flow through effective incoming quality controls.
Validate compliance with customer-specific requirements, including:
Layout inspection reports
SPC reports
Raw material verification
Functional testing of child parts
Supplier Development & Audits
Conduct supplier audits and drive implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
Support horizontal deployment of lessons learned and best practices across suppliers.
Review and approve supplier packaging solutions.
Participate in new supplier, process, and tooling approvals.
Support service part qualification and PPAP activities.
Continuous Improvement
Lead problem-solving activities through QCF, QIT, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Improve inspection systems, gauges, and testing fixtures.
Support 5S, standardization, digitalization, and automation initiatives.
Coordinate quality performance reporting and supplier rating activities.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree (BE/B.Tech) in:
Mechanical Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Experience
6-8 years of experience in the automotive manufacturing industry.
Experience in supplier quality, incoming quality, or manufacturing quality functions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.
Required Technical Skills
Manufacturing Process Knowledge
Experience in one or more of the following:
Injection Molding
Stamping
Welding
Heat Treatment
Electroplating
Casting Processes
Knowledge of CQI standards including:
CQI-9
CQI-11
CQI-12
CQI-15
Quality Tools & Methodologies
APQP
PPAP
SPC
7 QC Tools
DOE
G8D
MSA
GD&T
Quality Systems
IATF 16949 requirements
VDA 6.3 Process Audits
Internal Quality Auditing
Preferred Certification
IATF Internal Auditor Certification
What We're Looking For
You will be successful in this role if you:
Demonstrate strong customer focus
Make sound, data-driven decisions
Drive execution and accountability
Collaborate effectively across teams and suppliers
Build trust and strong stakeholder relationships
Show passion for continuous improvement and innovation
Additionally, you should possess:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent supplier management capabilities
Good presentation and training skills
Effective planning and organizational skills
Shop-floor (Gemba) mindset and hands-on approach
Strong teamwork and communication abilities
We will be more than glad to chat with you about your experience and your career goals.
In our international work setting, you will find a range of opportunities that are designed to enhance your career and personal development. Including new and different perspectives is part of what ensures the team’s success. We are committed to develop people’s skills, knowledge and creative potential. Our training and development programs emphasize technical competency, leadership development and business management skill.
More lives saved – more life lived!
- Function
- Quality
- Location
- Autoliv India Inflators Pvt Ltd (INCY), Cheyyar
Autoliv India Inflators Pvt Ltd (INCY), Cheyyar
Workplace & Culture
Culture and Work Environment
At Autoliv, the vision of saving more lives guides and motivates our work.With a mission to provide world-class solutions to this end, we constantly seek new ways of working and question existing standards to keep you and your loved ones safe on the road.
And we do this through Autoliv's key behaviors:
👉 Take Ownership
👉 Collaborate
👉 Add value
👉 Make it Easy
👉 Be curious.
About Autoliv India
Autoliv is the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems. Through our group companies, we develop, manufacture and market protective systems, such as airbags, seatbelts, and steering wheels for all major automotive manufacturers in the world as well as mobility safety solutions.
At Autoliv, we challenge and redefine the standards of mobility safety to sustainably deliver leading solutions. In 2024, our products saved 37,000 lives and reduced 600,000 injuries.
Our ~65,000 colleagues in 25 countries are passionate about our vision of Saving More Lives and quality is at the heart of everything we do. We drive innovation, research, and development at our 13 technical centers, with their 20 test tracks.