Sundar Karuppiah
Chennai
Summary
An 14+ years experienced quality assurance Seasoned Assistant Manager with comprehensive knowledge in team leadership, project management, and operational procedures. Strong ability to lead diverse teams, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and deliver high-quality customer service. Successful track record of improving efficiency, increasing productivity, and driving customer satisfaction in previous roles. Possess strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities, and decision-making prowess that drive business success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager – Supplier Quality
Sharda Motors Industries
Chennai
02.2024 - Current
- Supplier Quality Problems & Analysis, corrective action follow-up
- 4M change Initiation and Monitoring
- Supplier audits, supplier counter measure verification and monitoring
- Conduct Supplier annual audit wr.t plan
- Organizing supplier meeting monthly basis
- Prepare Supplier performance rating and monitoring
- Maintain supplier documents and controls like PPAP, ISIR, AOI
- Revalidation and Layout plan and follow up from suppliers
- Complaint raised and corrective action received from suppliers on time
- Incoming parts lot verification and approval
- Maintain sampling plan requirements
- Inspection plan creation and updation
- Knowledge on SQ Mark Audit
- Gauge and instruments daily verification
- Supplier containment action effectiveness monitoring
- New Supplier verification and approval
- Improving the supplier quality controls by identifying and implementing various poka-yoke at supplier end
- Well knowledge in Welding process & Weld quality inspection.
Asst. Manager
Catalyst Sourcing Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
01.2022 - 02.2024
- Handling the overseas customers like USA, UK, AUS, NZ countries.
- Managed quality related issues within manufacturing team, including internal, supplier, and customer concerns.
- Review engineering and manufacturing specifications to identify materials needed for product assembly for all manufactured goods.
- Research and find the best vendors to supply materials needed for the manufacturing process.
- Resolve non-conformance issues with supplied materials and follow up with suppliers for completion of corrective actions.
- • Conduct supplier quality control audits on a regular basis to ensure vendors and their supplies remain in compliance with company and federal manufacturing and production standards.
- Communicate with vendors regularly to address any concerns and foster an environment that facilitates continual improvement in working relationships.
- Review the product feasibility study with the manufacturing team for new projects.
- Identifying resource requirements such as gauges, instruments, and equipment needed to measure and monitor product quality during new product development.
- Conducted the assembly process Run at Rate assessment during PTR (PPAP production).
- Lead and handle the NPD launch process in assembly.
- Effectively managing and implementing 4M changes in assembly process.
- • Maintain a supplier database and include performance evaluations, quality control audits, and in the database.
- Enhanced in-house access for company and manufacturing management personnel.
- Assisted in logistics and vendor communication for packaging and receiving issues upon material arrival at the receiving dock.
- Attended meetings and effectively communicated instructions to various stakeholders. Generated written reports and delivered presentations to both customers and top management for project tracking purposes.
- Review engineering and manufacturing specifications to identify materials needed for product assembly for all manufactured goods.
- Research and find the best vendors to supply materials needed for the manufacturing process.
- Resolve non-conformance issues with supplied materials and follow up with suppliers for completion of corrective actions.
Manager
SMS Enterprises
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Daily Process control verification and approval
- 4M change deceleration shared to customer month vise
- Preparing monthly performance and share to customer
- Conduct special process trail and approval taken from customer
- Analyzing and providing systematic corrective action in in-house
- Achieving the in-house quality PPM targets
- Problem solving using 8D approaches for Customer claim, internal claim, and major failure.
Senior Engineer
RAJSRIYA GROUP OF INDUSTRIES
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Performing product audit, FTA Audit & DOL Audit in line
- Handling the internal quality issues and resolving through various quality tools
- Coordinating with System departments to conduct the QMS Internal audit, Process audit, and Product audit within the organization
- Analyzing and providing systematic corrective action in in-house quality process for various audit findings
- Preparing 8D reports for customer claims
- Preparing Monthly Presentation Slides, Graphs & various types of Statements.
Executive
UNO MINDA LIMITED
01.2013 - 01.2020
- Support and handle the NPD launch process in assembly
- Coordinating with System departments to conduct the QMS Internal audit, Process audit, and Product audit within the organization
- Analyzing and providing systematic corrective action in in-house quality process for various audit findings
- Achieving the in-house quality PPM targets
- Organization's short and mid-terms targets
- Controlling the 4M changes in assembly process
- Participating as CFT in PFMEA creation and upgradation process
- Responsible to conduct the top rejection analysis and resolve
- Monitoring and control the cost of poor quality of manufacturing process
- Improving the line quality controls by identifying and implementing various poka-yoke's
- Problem solving using 8D approaches for Customer claim, internal claim, and major failure
- Implementation of 5S, KAIZEN & Continuous Improvement related to cost, Quality, Moral, Safety, and related Process.
Process Quality Inspector
Gencor Pacific Auto Engineering
01.2012 - 01.2013
- To Monitoring the Final quality of Inspection & Manufacturing products and supporting the documentation of Customer Analysis for various projects and submit to CQA
- The system of gap found out and finds the RC & CAPA, which has been implemented, and it has been monitoring with respective records and submit to QA Head.
Diploma Engineer Trainee
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Initial Sample Inspection Report (ISIR) supplier sample components and Inspection lead reduced 4 days to 2 days
- Inspection of initial samples as per drawing & approve the same for pilot lot batch
- Provide supplier rating based on quality and delivery
- Analysis & taking corrective action against Customer Complaints & Daily Rejections
- Brake Chamber transfer projects Successfully ISIR completed on time and approved By Volvo and Daimler
- Quality standard updating in SAP as per customer fit and function parameters and the same implemented at supplier end.
Education
PG Diploma - Mechanical Engg
Subramanian Polytechnic College
01.2009
12th - Tamil Nadu
01.2005
10th - Tamil Nadu
01.2003
Skills
- New Product Development
- Supplier Quality Assurance
- PPAP
- PFMEA
- ISO/TS 16949
- SPC
- G8D
- MSA
- APQP
- SAP
- PLM
- SQ MARK AUDIT
- PROCESS & PRODUCT AUDIT
- IATF 16949 INTERNAL SYSTEM AUDIT
- ISO 9001: 2015 SYSTEM AUDIT
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/18/88
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Certification
- ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor
- IATF 16949 Internal Auditor
Affiliations
1. Brake Chamber Transfer Projects –Daimler&Volvo - Transfer Projects Multiple Stroke Length Variants
2.BSVI- Implementation Of Electrical Switch Modules-Two Wheelers
3.BSVI- Implementation Of Exhaust System-Two Wheelers - Upgraded the exhaust catalyst from two-way to three-way .
4.Brake Chamber Line Transfer Projects (Type - 24 & 30 ) - From Mexico To India - TSE Brakes Inc.
5.Lever Monitor Arm Projects From Arrow Group UK. - Parts Developed In India And Export To Paris .
6.IRA Door Lifter Assy & Pack And Sweep Assy From Superior PAK - AUS - In-house Assy set-up installation .
Timeline
Assistant Manager – Supplier Quality
Sharda Motors Industries
02.2024 - Current
Asst. Manager
Catalyst Sourcing Pvt. Ltd.
01.2022 - 02.2024
Manager
SMS Enterprises
01.2021 - 01.2022
Senior Engineer
RAJSRIYA GROUP OF INDUSTRIES
01.2020 - 01.2021
Executive
UNO MINDA LIMITED
01.2013 - 01.2020
Process Quality Inspector
Gencor Pacific Auto Engineering
01.2012 - 01.2013
Diploma Engineer Trainee
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2012
PG Diploma - Mechanical Engg
Subramanian Polytechnic College
12th - Tamil Nadu
10th - Tamil Nadu
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