Selvamuthukumaran G
Summary
Quality Assurance professional with 15 years of experience in Electronics Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense, and Automotive Electronics. Expertise in quality management systems, process improvement, operational excellence, and customer quality. Proven ability to drive product quality, enhance customer satisfaction, and implement best practices for sustainable business growth.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager – Supplier Quality
Lenovo India Pvt Ltd
04.2024 - Current
- Conduct supplier audits, vendor assessments, and new supplier qualification to strengthen supplier quality systems and sourcing readiness.
- Managed supplier corrective action process (NCR/8D/CAPA) by validating root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to prevent repeat failures.
- Monitored and improved supplier quality performance through KPI tracking, including DPPM, VLRR, defect trends, and supplier scorecards.
- Lead ODM/supplier performance reviews through regular business review meetings and drive accountability for quality improvement actions.
- Conducted supplier-related defect analysis for assembly, testing, and packing failures to identify critical and bulk quality issues.
- Lead incoming quality control management for SKD/CKD and packaging materials, ensuring compliance with defined quality standards and sampling plans.
- Oversee non-conforming material control (Q-Hold), supplier containment actions, sorting activities, and recovery management to minimize production impact.
- Support new part qualification and engineering change validations, ensuring supplier readiness and compliance before implementation.
- Manage defective parts return process with suppliers/ODMs for detailed analysis and closure of critical quality issues.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by recommending design/process improvements to enhance part reliability and reduce supplier defects.
- Manage RMA validation, damage consignment inspections, and material disposition decisions to protect production quality and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Production Department, Manufacturing Engineering, Warehouse Team, and suppliers to ensure end-to-end supplier quality excellence.
- Core Commodities: Manufacturing of Laptop, Desktop & Server
Manager – Quality & Service
Schnell Energy Equipments Pvt Ltd
03.2022 - 03.2024
- Ensure Regulatory Compliance, Product Reliability, and Operational Excellence across manufacturing and service functions.
- Establish and monitor Quality Systems, Process Controls, and Compliance Standards to ensure product reliability.
- Lead end-to-end Quality Management across incoming, in-process, final inspection, and customer service operations.
- Drove Customer Quality Assurance through effective management of complaints, field failures, warranty issues, and implementation of service quality improvements.
- Monitored Quality KPIs and Service Performance Metrics, providing insights through Business Review Dashboards for informed management decision-making.
- Managed core commodities such as ILM, CCMS panels, and group dimming control panels, ensuring alignment with quality standards and operational requirements.
Manager – Quality
Sanjay Technologies
07.2019 - 03.2022
- Managed field quality, customer/service support, ISO 9001 & 14001 systems, product and process qualification, and provided technical advisory support.
- Developed and maintained quality manuals and procedures aligned with ISO 9001:2015 standards to ensure compliance and operational consistency.
- Planned and conducted internal quality audits; coordinated with relevant departments to ensure timely closure of non-conformities and action items.
- Managed new product and process qualification, facilitating technology transfer and ensuring successful execution of customer orders.
- Monitored and validated Surface Mount Technology (SMT), wave soldering, and box assembly and testing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Developed Quality Plans, Control Plans, and Inspection Plans to ensure compliance with project and regulatory requirements.
- Provided technical leadership and engineering support in manufacturing operations to improve yield and process efficiency.
- Led Product & Process Audits, non-conformance management, and corrective action implementation to strengthen process compliance.
- Developed and implemented Quality Planning Tools including Control Plans, PFMEA, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) analysis.
- Implemented statistical process control (SPC) and lean quality methodologies to enhance process capability and optimise operational performance.
- Led Continuous Improvement Initiatives including 5S, Kaizen, and Gemba practices to drive operational excellence and quality culture.
- Applied strong expertise in PCBA Inspection and IPC-A-610 Standards to ensure compliance with global electronics manufacturing quality requirements.
- Core Commodities: Manufacturing of PCBA, Wire Harness Assembly
Supplier Quality Engineer
RGBSI
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Led PPAP Validation and Approval in compliance with AIAG standards to ensure supplier process and product readiness.
- Enhanced PPAP documentation integrity by collaborating with suppliers to improve process capability and compliance.
- Conducted VDA 6.3 process audits and implemented corrective actions to improve process compliance.
- Managed Supplier Qualification Audits in collaboration with Sourcing and Engineering teams to certify and strengthen the approved supplier base.
- Monitored supplier quality performance using PPM tracking and supplier scorecards to identify and drive strategic improvements.
Quality Engineer
Centum Electronics
02.2016 - 12.2017
Jr. Quality Engineer
Flex
02.2013 - 01.2016
Engineer - Quality
Avalon Technologies
03.2011 - 02.2013
Education
SRM Group
Chennai, TNSkills
- ISO 9001:2015
- AS9100C Internal Auditor
- IATF 16949 Internal Auditor
- Supplier audits
- FMEA
- CP
- APQP
- 8D
- 7 QC tools
- Data analysis
- SMT greenfield experience
- IPC 610 Specialist
- Risk assessment
- Continuous improvement
- Performance monitoring
- Team leadership
- Supplier Assessment, Qualification
- Project Management
- Process validation
- First Article Inspection – AS9102
- PPAP
- Customer Handling and Satisfaction
- QMS Implementation & Compliance
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma - Black Belt
- VDA 6.3 External Auditor
- ISO 9001 Internal Auditor
Awards
- FY25-26 2H LME Team Award
India IDG Supplier, Product & Process Quality Excellence Team
- FY25–26 1H LME Team Award
PCG/ISG ROW MFG Operation (INP)
Timeline
Manager – Supplier Quality
Lenovo India Pvt Ltd
04.2024 - Current
Manager – Quality & Service
Schnell Energy Equipments Pvt Ltd
03.2022 - 03.2024
Manager – Quality
Sanjay Technologies
07.2019 - 03.2022
Supplier Quality Engineer
RGBSI
03.2018 - 06.2019
Quality Engineer
Centum Electronics
02.2016 - 12.2017
Jr. Quality Engineer
Flex
02.2013 - 01.2016
Engineer - Quality
Avalon Technologies
03.2011 - 02.2013
SRM Group