SRINIVASA NAGARAJU

Experienced & detail oriented Supplier Quality Management lead with 19 years in supplier development, quality assurance and compliance across global manufacturing environments with an overall experience of 32+ years. Skilled in ISO/ IATF standards, root cause analysis skills & continuous improvement. Proven ability to enhance performance and product quality through strategic leadership technical acumen.

• Established SLED implementation in SAP for driving shelf life of parts through SAP & achieved zero errors
• Participated in PSTT (Problem Solving Tools & Technique) 60 hours programme and successfully completed the project of 'Eliminating Oxidation Problem in Hanoi Terminal'
• Drive suppliers improvements through Supplier quality improvement cum development programme & establish error proof system at supplier site to achieve zero defect concept. By this increase ship to Stock (Green channel) suppliers from 60% to > 90%
• Developed and implemented a robust corrective action system, improvement projects at suppliers & results in reduction of customer complaint to < 1% w.r.t supplier issues
• Drive for reduction of supplier PPM from 1250 to < 100 PPM consistently through various quality improvement initiatives at suppliers site
• Worked together with Global team & established new SAP driven supplier score card system which automatically upload on supplier portals
• Involved & conducted various Scenario test in SAP prior to implementation in various projects on plant mergers, transfers, new enhancements, RF modulators, multistage routings in harness & got appreciation from Global teams
• Aligned with Global supplier quality team & drive for various projects in building new score card systems, QMS enhancements, Supply chain collaboration, COPQ drives
• Lead as an India plant level Product/ process change management implementation process owner & work closely with customers in obtaining approvals prior to change implementation
• Responsible for implementing SAP- Q Module at plant level & support on debugging system issues, trainings & involve in driving various project together with Regional team
• Managed supplier evaluation and ensured high product and process quality. Implemented corrective action systems and supported existing suppliers.
• Implemented quality initiatives such as robust Problem solving techniques and established error proofing process controls at suppliers site leads to reduction in 60% of QN's
• Lead & established product change management at plant level driving various 4M changes through SAP NetWeaver system & worked with global specialist team together with customers & obtain approvals before implementation. Achieved onetime release of implementation from 40% to 100% consistently month on month

• Passport Number: P0479883
• Date of Birth: 02/28/68
• Marital Status: Married