Supplier Quality Planning
· Perform quality capability assessments of potential suppliers;
· Document quality recommendations and risks associated with suppliers;
· Work together with R&D, Sourcing to conduct supplier drawing/technical review to make sure candidates fully understand Checkpoint specifications and requirements;
· Supplier manufacturing processes planning, analysis and development;
· Work together with R&D/LOB, manufacturing to qualify outsourcing components;
· Coordinate and finish AML change in PDM with the request from internal and external side of Checkpoint system;
· FAI/Golden sample sign off;

Supplier Quality Control
· Serves as an escalation point for manufacturing facilities for supplier’s quality issues;
· Co-ordinates and mediates between the suppliers and manufacturing facilities to resolve supplier quality issues;
· Close SCAR with systemic, permanent solution and limited cycle time for assigned suppliers;
· Collect data from manufacturing plants and other sources to issue periodic quality scorecards for assigned suppliers;
· Implement and maintain supplier quality database for assigned suppliers;
· Act as liaison between sourcing, R&D, and manufacturing organizations to ensure high quality products or services are maintained;

Supplier Quality Development
· Issues corrective actions and follow-up with suppliers to improve quality performance;
· Develop plans, quality programs for improvement and works directly with plants and suppliers to improve performance;
· Train supplier of Checkpoint requirement, quality improvement methods and tools.