• Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with suppliers inline with the GCP study requirements.
• Support Capacity Purchase team in capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross- functional teams.
• Drive Supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new health charts.
• Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to uplift capacity requirements.
• Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch STA team (Ex: Schedule A, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution). Escalate significant issues promptly and ‘date to green’ plan to appropriate management.
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1- MSA deployment, Q1 attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required.
• Monitor supply status of 24/7 roster suppliers and Blue bar status of PPAPs beyond implementation timing.
• Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs.
• Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed – Production constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams and manage “date to green” plan.
• Drive new supplier site evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of GCST, identifying Risk Mitigation.
• Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, Manufacturing feasibility reviews and Health chart deployment as applicable.
• Review supplier incremental tooling work plans compliance to PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) requirements.
• Drive closure of supplier process Quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
• Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, R/1000, CPU…), through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility),… as required.
• Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance.
• Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists.
