Global Suppliers Quality Manager

Required Global Suppliers Quality Manager
Job Description
The Global Suppliers Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring the quality and compliance of suppliers across multiple regions. This role involves developing and implementing supplier quality management strategies, conducting audits, improving supplier performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the highest standards in product and service quality. The position requires strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to drive continuous improvement in global supply chains.
Key Responsibilities
Supplier Quality Management
Manage the team of supplier's quality leaders/engineers globally.
Develop and implement global supplier quality standards, policies, tools and procedures.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations, company standards, and customer requirements.
Oversee supplier qualification and approval processes.
Lead supplier audits, assessments, and corrective action plans.
Establish and monitor key supplier quality performance metrics (KPIs) and scorecards
Lead suppliers PPAP, suppliers' quality manual and SOW.
Manage the suppliers' complaints.
Work with suppliers to develop corrective action plans and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement
Drive supplier performance improvements through data analysis, root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
Implement Lean, Six Sigma, or other quality improvement methodologies.
Work with suppliers to enhance quality control processes and reduce defects.
Collaborate with suppliers to improve manufacturing processes and product reliability.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with procurement, engineering, R&D and operations to align supplier quality with business objectives.
Support new product development (NPD) by ensuring supplier readiness and quality assurance via PPAP.
Act as the primary liaison between the company and suppliers regarding quality-related issues.
Compliance & Risk Management
Ensure suppliers adhere to global regulatory and quality standards (ISO 9001, REACH/ROSH, etc.).
Identify and mitigate risks in the supplier network.
Develop contingency plans for critical suppliers.
Reporting & Documentation
Maintain accurate supplier quality documentation, including audit reports, quality agreements, SOWs, PPAP and Complaint
Provide regular reports on supplier performance via supplier's scorecard to the supplier.
Provide Monthly report on global supplier's quality team activities and suppliers quality performance.