1. Responsible to lead and manage the day-to-day activities of the Supplier Quality Function for Category supplier base in Asia. 2. Perform and follow up VDA 6.3 audits with Suppliers, the assessment and introduction of potential new suppliers in close cooperation with Category Management, and Business Area Supplier Management, R&D and Purchasing. 3. Maintain the Casting Supplier Panel for the region aligned with the Purchasing Category Strategy. 4. Support the Definition and implementation of category specific quality standards. 5. Support Plant Supplier Quality (SQM CI/SP) in case of escalation for respective categories within the SQM organization, internally /externally as required. 6. Initiate and manage supplier improvement programs with Supplier’s top Management and change management for running production components. 7. Support the BU/ Plant SQM Teams in activities such as Supplier Maturity Evaluation, Design review with R&D, Supplier Component Review, Sourcing decision, APQP, Run@rate, PPAP for components on the assigned category. 8. Drive zero defect culture in the organization and at suppliers. 9. Escalation Management on worldwide basis, Preparation and performing Management meetings with suppliers. 10. Drive Lessons Learned & Read Across items to avoid recurrences at/and across suppliers.