Senior Manager, Global Supplier Quality & Strategy

Danfoss; Lyon; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation time

Pension

Personal insurance

Global opportunities

Job summary

Danfoss Turbocor is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Supplier Quality to lead the strategy, systems and team ensuring supplier quality, performance and scalability across regions. Preferred locations Lyon, FR or Nordborg, DK.

You will build and coach a growing Global Supplier Quality Engineering team, partner with Operations, Procurement and Engineering, and drive PPAP, supplier audits and KPIs to deliver measurable improvements while traveling up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Quality Management, or Manufacturing Quality.
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including building or scaling technical teams across cultures and time zones.
• Strong expertise in supplier audits, quality systems, corrective actions, supplier development, and supplier performance management.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the global supplier quality strategy to improve supplier performance, quality, and risk management.
• Build, coach, and develop a growing global team of Supplier Quality Engineers across China and the US.
• Provide functional leadership across a matrix organization, aligning regional Supplier Quality teams and partnering with local Operations and Supply Chain leaders.
• Partner with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Operations to support supplier selection and development, PPAP activities, new product introductions, product transfers, sourcing decisions, and supplier non-conformities.
• Establish supplier KPIs, scorecards, audits, and improvement programs that drive measurable business results.

Skills

Leadership

Supplier Quality

Quality Management

Global Collaboration

Audits & Corrective Actions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing/Supply Chain

Tools

Quality Systems

APQP/PPAP

ISO Lead Auditor

Job description

Danfoss Turbocor is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Supplier Quality to lead the strategy, systems and team ensuring supplier quality, performance and scalability across regions. Preferred locations Lyon, FR or Nordborg, DK.

You will build and coach a growing Global Supplier Quality Engineering team, partner with Operations, Procurement and Engineering, and drive PPAP, supplier audits and KPIs to deliver measurable improvements while traveling up to 30%.