Rajesh Dasari V
Manager – Supplier Quality & Development (SQD)
Chennai
Summary
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Manager - Supplier Quality & Development (APAC)
Vestas Wind Systems
02.2024 - Current
- Lead and develop regional SQE teams to ensure supplier qualification, APQP4WIND/PPAP readiness, QASL compliance, Run@rate validation, and continuous improvement across strategic suppliers.
- Govern supplier performance (safety, quality, delivery, PPM, NCR closure, audit maturity), and implement recovery plans for underperforming suppliers.
- Drive supplier quality governance by aligning sourcing decisions with global SQD standards, and ensuring quality-driven strategies.
- Oversee APQP4WIND execution for NPIs and serial transitions, ensuring first-time-right quality through process discipline, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Lead escalations and RCCA governance to eliminate repetitive and systemic supplier failures through structured problem-solving.
- Advance supplier maturity and Lean 4 Wind deployment via targeted development programs, capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide oversight for supplier change and deviation management, ensuring compliance, and risk mitigation.
Supplier Performance Manager
Dassault Aircraft Services
02.2023 - 01.2024
- Led the Ministry of Defense’s MII project with Dassault, ensuring compliance with quality standards and 100% On-Time Delivery (OTD) for Rafale and Falcon programs.
- Directed supplier performance for 5,000+ aerostructure parts (€8M), transitioning from development to serial production; provided weekly progress reports to HQ via analytical dashboards.
- Oversaw end-to-end supplier quality operations, including incoming, in-process, and pre-dispatch inspections.
- Conducted supplier assessments for onboarding and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Developed monthly supplier scorecards and performance dashboards; drove improvements through audits and reviews.
- Managed global supply chain relationships with Indian suppliers for aerostructure parts (€8M), ensuring successful migration of 5,000+ components to serial production and providing weekly performance forecasts to HQ in France.
Supplier Collaboration Engineer
Caterpillar Inc.
09.2015 - 02.2023
- Responsible for QCLDM of suppliers handled under Fabrication commodity.
- Provided strategic review for senior executives and developed the supporting strategies to achieve QPAAC & KPI goals.
- Successfully developed 1000+ parts through successful PPAP process and ensured zero quality issues for minimum 1 year from the date of approval/until CN launches.
- Responsible and accountable to meet program level cost, quality & safety through collaboration and CFT reviews.
- Responsible for continual improvement programs at both CAT and Supplier end to achieve SER requirements through DMAIC & BIQ methodologies.
- Accountable for testing and validation of critical/safety related components as tank assemblies (Fuel, Hyd & Air) & Hydraulic systems (tubes & hoses) developed at supplier end and critical weld parameters in fabricated parts.
- Cost saving of 270 USD per machine arrived through E-Auction by redefining the quality concepts and removing non-value-added requirements. Instead, introduced effective process to ensure 0 PPM for all fabrication & hydraulic suppliers.
- Awarded for introducing virtual PPAP during Covid-19 (Aug 2020) for CAT Small Wheel Loader (BS III - IV Pilot) 41-part numbers under fabrication using HDR cameras installed in shop floors and virtually witnessed the PPAP run & approved successfully.
Supplier Technical Assistance
YAPP India Automotive Systems
03.2012 - 09.2015
- Led a 22-member technical team across Chennai, Pune & Nasik facilities to drive supplier quality improvements implemented process audits, CSR based product audits and SPC methodologies to ensure performance driven quality.
- Developed supplier scorecards ad executed continuous improvement initiatives through structured reviews.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Wonjin Autoparts
04.2010 - 03.2012
- Managed incoming parts quality and supervised line inspections per ISO 2869 and sampling plans per ISO 2500.
- Supported Management Review by developing QMS documentation and SOPs aligned with ISO 9001 requirements.
- Ensured compliance with REACH and MSDS regulations.
- Performed CMM and PP inspections for precision measurement and process validation.
- Responsible for continuous improvement, value stream mapping, inspection & testing, preventive & corrective actions through effective root cause analysis & follow-ups.
Quality Supervisor
Oilozone India Company
12.2004 - 03.2010
- Performed final inspections and prepared detailed quality reports for heat exchangers and compressor components.
- Applied GD&T principles for component detailing; created technical drawings using AutoCAD and developed 3D models in Pro/ENGINEER (Pro-E).
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Analytics
Birla Institute of Technology
Pilani, Rajasthan01.2024
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Mohamed Sathak Engineering College
Kilakarai, Tamilnadu01.2004
Skills
Strategic leadership abilities
Certification
APQP4WIND @ Orsted
Interests
Trekking/Camping, Playing Cricket, Watching Sci-fi movies, Drawings & Paintings, Gym, Socializing
Key Achievements & Awards
- Fast Reward – Development of CAT SSL Loaders fabricated fuel tanks in 9 days.
- Award for developing 3 major NPI programs in a short span of 6 months with First time right
- Achieved $10K cost avoidance by reducing paint damage in safety brace parts using DMAIC method, lowering commodity PPM from 1200 to 0 Deploying IOT & Automation in manufacturing industries as a part of Safety culture
- Introduced Welding Competition excellence program in Vestas history adapted from a successful capability initiative executed from experience Introduced Built-In-Quality framework at Vestas for the first time to reinforce proactive quality and operational excellence resulting 0 PPM over 12 months with high-risk suppliers and significant reduction in supplier internal CoPQ
- Introduced PPAP Re-Validation concept to ensure legacy PPAPs align with current technological standards and process maturity, enabling a proactive quality culture that avoids surprises through defects
Core Competencies
- Leadership & Strategic Competency
- Influential & Persuasive Communicator
- Leadership-Oriented Lean concepts
- Lean Quality Integration
- Quality & Operational Excellence
- Change Management
- Continous Improvement
- Risk Assessment
- Problem Solving
Overseas Exposure
- Denmark (2024 & 2025) - Quality Leadership Forum conducted by Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
- China (2024 & 2025) - Supplier Quality & Development Workshops for defining strategic priorities & KPIs
- Vietnam - (2024 & 2025) ITAP audits (Representing Customers)
- Taiwan - (2025) Offshore Local Content & APQP Meetings
- France - (2023) Technical collaboration with Rafale testing & Wing manufacturing unit at Bordeaux & Merignac, France to cater MII program
- China - (2013) One-month certification training in Yangzhou, China, covering plastic fuel tank system fundamentals, tooling concepts, and OTS approval procedures.
Timeline
Manager - Supplier Quality & Development (APAC)
Vestas Wind Systems
02.2024 - Current
Supplier Performance Manager
Dassault Aircraft Services
02.2023 - 01.2024
Supplier Collaboration Engineer
Caterpillar Inc.
09.2015 - 02.2023
Supplier Technical Assistance
YAPP India Automotive Systems
03.2012 - 09.2015
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Wonjin Autoparts
04.2010 - 03.2012
Quality Supervisor
Oilozone India Company
12.2004 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Mohamed Sathak Engineering College
Master of Business Administration - Business Analytics
Birla Institute of Technology