Deputy General Manager - Project & Offer Quality
Schneider Electric
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Experience in New Product development processes and hands-on knowledge on PMP lifecycle.
- Ensuring that the 'Voice of the Customer' is well collected, analyzed, ranked and taken into account across the project lifecycle.
- Set the Project Quality Goals, based on the project requirements.
- Translate the quality objectives listed in the requirements into quality commitments to be met in the project & validate consistency of project quality plans.
- Tracking and reporting of Project Quality goals & metrics, highlight the risks or gaps to the project to the stakeholders.
- Facilitate Project Quality reviews with support from Project manager.
- Co-pilot the project with Project Manager for project success, with right product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Follow the progress of Quality Plan with the respective functions.
- Challenge the functions on the Quality of their decision files.
- Ensure Quality checks are in place (in terms of documentation, Design and test Methodology)
- Ensure the Change Control Board is effectively managed and the outcome is effectively communicated to the Key stake holders.
- Ensure that the DFMEA points identified during the early phase of the project are deployed in Product and in technical publication.
- Perform Project Requirements Management, Feasibility Study and Functional Testing.
- Formulate a ‘GO / No-GO’ opinion based on the Quality risks at each Project step.
- Conduct Peer reviews on deliverables of each project stage gate
- Ensures that the Offer quality is built-in to reach the satisfaction of the future customers.
- Review of the Verification & Validation test plan for projects.
- Drive Offer Safety requirements on projects & ensure compliance.
- Strong experience/skills in Design for Reliability, 8D problem solving, APQP, Ishikawa, FMEA, FTA.
- Working knowledge on Six Sigma tools & methodology (DFSS / DMAIC).
- Perform QMS compliance audits & ISO 9001 internal audits on projects and report the findings to management.
- Lead Continuous Quality improvement activities.
- Collect and analyze all data relative to the range quality on a worldwide scope, with a specific focus on customer experience.
- Define the Offer Quality Performance targets and manage the execution of the improvement plan in coordination with Plants and Partners.
- Review Offer performance and manage the performance gaps (surveillance plan, etc..).
- Guarantee Customer Satisfaction, quality and efficiency of Offer evolution actions, challenging on the quality of deliverables.
- Define the quality priorities and contribute to range strategy by a strong presence in Boards Of Change.
- Create and oversee implementation of Offer Quality Assurance Plans.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with passion for Customers and Quality.
- Able to work effectively in a multicultural environment & with cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrate good Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Influencing & Convincing skills, across different levels of the organization.
- Experience in Change management & implementation methodology.
- Excellent Communication skills (written & verbal).
- Self-driven candidate.