Supply Chain Quality - Mechanicals

You’ll be working with the Supply Chain team.

This team runs on improving supplier processes, PPAPs, RCA, CAPA and coffee (with suppliers of course). The team has an infectious passion for building deep and engaging relationships with our supplier partners to establish best in class quality benchmarks.

Our philosophy: Break. Believe. Build

Break stuff. Break assumptions. Break the thumb rule.
Believe in the team. Believe in the process. Believe through failures.
Build fast. Build passionately. Build to simplify.

What you will do

In this role, you will own the Supplier Quality function for metals, plastic & rubber category, delivering on all aspects of Supplier Quality.

Responsibilities

• New Supplier qualification & Audits: Driving supplier assessments to ensure suppliers have the acceptable quality standards & are compliant to statutory regulations
• Setup/Improve checklists/Templates for periodic reviews on Process Files, DFx Inputs, FMEAs, Tolerance Analyses
• Lead PPAP, Continuous improvements, RCA & CAPA implementation at supplier end
• Providing technical advice and guidance to suppliers to reduce defect rates
• Align Suppliers to Exponent Energy's quality vision by constantly communicating Exponent’s expectations on quality
• Liaison between suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless production

The ideal candidate requires

• Relevant experience of Supplier Quality Assurance - 3 to 5 years
• Structured problem-solving, detail orientation, and customer-first attitude
• Data-driven decision making

What matters

• Empathy toward all customers
• Holding Context as your guiding force
• Approach towards problem-solving
• A positive attitude
• Resilient attitude to bounce back after failure

About Us

Exponent simplifies energy for EVs.

Co-founded by Arun Vinayak (Ather Energy's Founding Partner & Former Chief Product Officer) and Sanjay Byalal (Former hardware strategic sourcing and cell strategy lead, Ather and Former Supply Chain Lead, HUL), Exponent focuses on solving two sides of the energy problem by building the e^pump (charging station) and e^pack (battery pack) which together unlock 15-min rapid charging

The 150+ strong team has tons of EV experience and is in the process of hiring more professionals to build & scale Exponent as one of the best EV Energy Companies out of India.