PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES: Identify and communicate Customer Quality requirements, including milestones, required development and verification processes, and approval requirements. Confirm and monitor program plan and timing to ensure alignment to Customer expectations. Confirm successful cascade of quality requirements throughout the value stream. This includes document linkages, special characteristic identification and controls, and inspection method correlation. Lead Customer APQP reviews and PPAP activities to ensure on-time completion and conformance to Customer expectations. Manage and communicate quality risks and gap closure activities to ensure requirements are being reviewed and acted on appropriately and effectively within the Project Team. Define and execute the project Quality Assurance Plan to confirm product and process quality. Drive effective execution of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities into the Stoneridge Product Development Process through project assessments, training, and reviews of key deliverables such as FMEA's, Design Reviews, process error proofing, Supplier PPAP's, Control Plans, and Line Side Reviews. Ensure the use of risk reduction tools such as FMEA and validation testing are in place and being used at the appropriate project checkpoints during the SPDP process. Drive results and align Continuous Improvement projects/processes using APQP process methodology. Ensure development and pre-production samples and shipments meet internal and Customer requirements. Identify and communicate historical quality lessons learned & known issues. Ensure previous corrective actions are included in the project execution. Lead 8D, 5-Why analysis for development, pre-production, and early launch Quality failures. Support gap closure through systematic root cause analysis, problem solving techniques, and design of experiments. Assure lessons learned are properly documented. Ensure all SRI & Customer APQP quality and procedure related documentation is kept current and controlled. Key member of the Product Launch Team (PLT). Coordinates APQP related issues internally between Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Supply Chain. Key Stoneridge contact to the Customer Quality representative during project execution. Responsible for project KPI's associated with APQP performance. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE: A bachelor's degree in Quality, Supply Chain, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or other related degree, and a minimum of 5 years of experience working as part of APQP product launch teams. Equivalency to the qualification standard will also be considered. Strong understanding of advanced planning systems and tools. Experience in APQP driven project management in a global manufacturing environment strongly preferred. Demonstrated proficiency in statistical planning methods, with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts. Experienced with other software packages including Windows, and Microsoft Office. This position requires strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills. Strong interpersonal skills are essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels of business affecting the planning process. Good facilitation skills are required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. English language competency required. Excellent organizational skills. Detail orientated and demonstrated high level of accuracy. Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
