Senior Supplier Quality Manager - Drive Excellence

Komatsu; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 weeks paid parental leave

Extra annual leave

Retail discounts

Tech product discounts

Employee Referral Program

EAP & Fitness Passport

Toyota & Orix discounts

Job summary

Komatsu Mining Technologies seeks an experienced Supplier Quality Manager to deploy and manage our Quality Management System for supplier activities in Australia. You will work with Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering to ensure outsourced parts meet our quality standards across regional and international suppliers.

You will lead first-article reviews, audits, root-cause analysis and corrective actions, drive supplier qualification, and promote PDCA and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in applied science, engineering or related field.
• 5+ years' quality management or assurance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of supplier quality systems, audits, certification and accreditation requirements.
• Experience improving quality across operations and supplier networks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause investigation skills.
• Clear communication and influencing skills across senior, technical and operational stakeholders.
• Proven people leadership and the confidence to lead change and own outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for all Supplier Quality activities in Australia.
• Coordinate resources and processes to develop and maintain supplier quality of parts.
• Coordinate Supplier Selection and Qualification process deployment.
• Drive Supplier Quality standardization within the region.
• Deploy and monitor the Quality Management System for Supplier Quality activities (planning, auditing, CAPA, root cause analysis).
• Lead and participate in the PDCA cycle for Supplier Quality Assurance and Quality Control.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality auditing

Data analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Quality management

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in applied science, engineering or related field

Tools

QMS auditing

1st article inspection

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Komatsu Mining Technologies seeks an experienced Supplier Quality Manager to deploy and manage our Quality Management System for supplier activities in Australia. You will work with Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering to ensure outsourced parts meet our quality standards across regional and international suppliers.

You will lead first-article reviews, audits, root-cause analysis and corrective actions, drive supplier qualification, and promote PDCA and continuous improvement.