POSITION SUMMARY

- This role provides leadership to KCL India Quality Assurance & Product Development (QA & PD) function to meet Kimberly-Clark's World Class Manufacturing Standards.

- The role manages day-to-day activities of the QA & PD Function, ensuring alignment and compliance with Corporate and Regional strategy, policies and practices and external government agencies.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Quality Assurance

- Lead Quality Assurance (QA) team to ensure products are manufactured within defined scope of specifications and in alignment with KC norms at the mill and 3rd party manufacturing locations.

- Develop, implement and improve Quality systems at mill and 3rd party manufacturing locations.

- Ensure programs are in place to achieve the target quality objectives.

- Ensure that Quality Indices are achieved as per target set by regional QA team and Management

- Liaison (as single point contact for KCL) with regional, global & local teams to provide overall management to Quality Assurance & Product development activities for Quality decisions.

- Conduct new product approval. Coordinate pre-approval activities with cross functional teams.

- Coordinate process capability studies on line.

- Maintain QA lab as per KC norms at Mill & 3rd party manufacturing locations.

- Liaison with raw material & packaging material suppliers on material Quality issues & material development.

Quality Management System

- Act as Quality Management Representative for KCL India. Ensure mechanism in place to address consumer complaints.

- Ensure process need for the Quality system is established, implemented and maintained.

- Lead new/improved Quality systems implementation and ensure necessary training is given to concerned people to follow them.

- Report to management on the performance of the Quality systems including opportunities for improvement.

- Promote the awareness of Quality and regulatory requirements throughout the organization.

- Act as a trainer for Quality and Product related topics.

- Empowerment to approve or reject plans related to material and product for successfully addressing customer expectations.

- Serve as a liaison with internal and external parties on all matters relating to Quality systems.

Product and Packaging development (PD)

- Coordinate new / modified material trial with India & regional P&TD teams. Maintain documentation for trials. Prepare test plans for special runs. Organize testing for a special run of product.

- Coordinate product / raw material safety clearance with the regional / global team.

- Develop/review raw material specifications (RMS).

- Provide decision on the usage of new & existing materials.

- Support packaging development.

Internal control

- Improve and follow quality related internal controls to ensure that the employees can perform quality procedure effectively.

Bill of Materials (BOM)

- Prepare BOM for finished / semi-finished products; liaison with the commercial team for updating in SAP.

Cost

- Monitor and control the operating overhead cost of QA function.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

- Bachelors in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial/Production Engineering with 8 to 10 years of experience

- Experience in FMCG/Consumer Durable/Manufacturing in MNC environment

- Desirable: Leading the Quality Function in current organization

SKILL SET

The ideal candidate is one who has strong self-drive, strong communication skills, ability to engage effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, high energy and with - continuous improvement mind-set.

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