- Manage supplier quality assurance during mass production to meet Apple’s quality requirements: Reviews IQC rejects; involves with sub tier supplier quality issues & drives for quality improvement; monitors FATP fallout; reviews & drives supplier FACA; Actively get CM personnel focused on fixing issues quickly & effectively;- Subject matter expert for all things quality including Quality management and engineering skills, it covers: FMEA’s, Auditing, Failure Analysis, Corrective and preventative actions, and sampling methodologies for IQC, OQC, test coverage for key components, EUT(end-user test) and OBA(open box audit) - Assess supplier readiness to support build events and mass production. Identify potential execution issues and provide recommendations to mitigate risk.- Keen in problem solving analytical skills capable of getting to root cause quickly in challenging environments and with tight deadlines- Ensure that suppliers deliver quality finish goods or parts, materials, and services: responsible for supporting the qualification and on- going quality improvement of earphone, cable, dock, etc; ensure supplier’s OQC sync up with OEM’s IQC.- Review Apple’s specs/requirements with suppliers, qualifies suppliers according to company standards, qualifies assembly lines and fixtures, and manages limit samples. Strong focus on cosmetic quality is required.- Review dimensional measurement systems in IQC, IPQC, OQC, and ORT to ensure high accuracy and correlation to other measurement systems in the supply chain.- Develop and prioritises an auditing schedule to ensure that designated suppliers are audited on a regular basis to ensure good manufacturing practices and quality standards are met: e.g. factory audit from EVT, DVT, PVT, sustaining. - Evaluate suppliers’ internal quality functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operations.