PPAP Coordinator

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Reporting to the Sr Customer Quality Manager you as a PPAP Coordinator will be responsible to coordinate and manage the issuance of PPAPs for the CVP business unit in all plants under its jurisdiction (Muzquiz, Legnago, PFR, and other divisions), at the request of CVP. Ensure the issuance and approval of IMDS as an integral part of the final approval process of PPAPs. Develop reports, metrics, and detailed documentation to track all activities related to the issuance of PPAPs, using the relevant internal systems and contacts.

About the job:

• Interaction with the client to understand technical needs and specific requirements. Negotiation of agreements with the client regarding required documentation. Learning specific customer requirements in documentation and being the main LF contact for them. Preparation and issuance of PPAPs for new products, transfers, and annual validations.

• Provide support to the Environmental Compliance team in the issuance, tracking, and approval of IMDS with customers.

• Maintain Customer Quality metrics. 

• Request documents from different Littelfuse plants.

• Provide support to the Customer Quality team in various customer support activities, in addition to their PPAP responsibilities.

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering:

•  Knowledge of APQP 

• Strong communication skills 

• Negotiation skills 

• Knowledge of GD&T for blueprint interpretation 

• ISO and IATF auditor 

• English language proficiency: B2 - Conversational 

• Build PPAP packages. 

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values — Customer Focus, Teamwork, Results-Driven, Integrity, and Innovation — support us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems. We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference — everywhere, every day.

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