Company
Manufacturing Team
SupplierQualityManager
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“Supplier Quality Manager. Skills: Supplier Quality Management, Quality Governance, Strategic Contracting, Supplier Audits & Lifecycle, Performance & Compliance, Supply Chain Resilience, Strategic Leadership, Engineering Oversight. Establish and maintain the department’s quality standards, ensuring they align with global best practices and organizational goals.. Act as a key technical expert during contract negotiations, defining robust Quality Assurance Agreements (QAA), warranty terms, and enfo”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring they align with global best practices and organizational goals; defining robust Quality Assurance Agreements (QAA), warranty terms, and enforceable penalty frameworks for non-compliance; evaluate manufacturing capabilities and risk profiles; ensuring root-cause elimination via 8D or similar methodologies; eliminate transit-related defects and reduce logistics waste; fostering a high-performance culture; ensuring that technical requirements are met before mass production begins
Industry & Context.
analytical mindset; system-first approach to problem-solving; root-cause elimination; critical thinking
Readiness for business travel (up to 20-30% of the time, including international trips)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years in Supplier Quality Management, Expert ability to interpret complex technical drawings, specifications, and schematics, Deep understanding of ISO 9001, Mastery of core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, and FMEA, Intermediate+ English (fluent professional correspondence and negotiation), analytical mindset, system-first approach to problem-solving, ability to influence partners in a high-pressure environment, Readiness for business travel (up to 20-30% of the time, including international trips)
Nice to Have
ideally within high-tech electronics, systems assembly, or automotive industries, Chinese (Mandarin) is a significant "nice-to-have" for direct communication with Asian manufacturers
What You'll Do.
Establish and maintain the department’s quality standards
ensuring they align with global best practices and organizational goals.
Act as a key technical expert during contract negotiations
defining robust Quality Assurance Agreements (QAA)
and enforceable penalty frameworks for non-compliance.
Lead the end-to-end supplier qualification process (AVL)
conducting rigorous on-site and remote technical audits to evaluate manufacturing capabilities and risk profiles.
Drive supplier excellence through systematic Scorecard evaluations and the SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Report) process
ensuring root-cause elimination via 8D or similar methodologies.
Collaborate with partners to optimize packaging
specifically aiming to eliminate transit-related defects and reduce logistics waste.
Design and execute the development strategy for the IQC (Incoming Quality Control) and SQ divisions
fostering a high-performance culture through continuous training and mentorship.
Lead the engineering team in proactive defect prevention
ensuring that technical requirements are met before mass production begins.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with partners to optimize packaging, warehousing, and logistics; Lead the engineering team in proactive defect prevention
Communication Scope
fluent professional correspondence and negotiation; direct communication with Asian manufacturers
Process & Methodology
process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, resource planning, continuous improvement
Full Job Description
## Key Responsibilities Quality Governance: Establish and maintain the department’s quality standards, ensuring they align with global best practices and organizational goals. Strategic Contracting: Act as a key technical expert during contract negotiations, defining robust Quality Assurance Agreements (QAA), warranty terms, and enforceable penalty frameworks for non-compliance. Supplier Audits & Lifecycle: Lead the end-to-end supplier qualification process (AVL), conducting rigorous on-site and remote technical audits to evaluate manufacturing capabilities and risk profiles. Performance & Compliance: Drive supplier excellence through systematic Scorecard evaluations and the SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Report) process, ensuring root-cause elimination via 8D or similar methodologies. Supply Chain Resilience: Collaborate with partners to optimize packaging, warehousing, and logistics, specifically aiming to eliminate transit-related defects and reduce logistics waste. Strategic Leadership: Design and execute the development strategy for the IQC (Incoming Quality Control) and SQ divisions, fostering a high-performance culture through continuous training and mentorship. Engineering Oversight: Lead the engineering team in proactive defect prevention, ensuring that technical requirements are met before mass production begins. ## Key Requirements Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field. Professional Experience: 3+ years in Supplier Quality Management, ideally within high-tech electronics, systems assembly, or automotive industries. Technical Proficiency: Expert ability to interpret complex technical drawings, specifications, and schematics. Standards & Frameworks: Deep understanding of ISO 9001 (mandatory) Quality Toolkit: Mastery of core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, and FMEA. Communication & Languages: Intermediate+ English (fluent professional correspondence and negotiation). Chin
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