Sr Manager Global Supplier Quality

PerkinElmer; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Sr Manager Global Supplier Quality to own the global strategy, governance, and program for supplier quality across all sites. The role builds and leads a Center of Excellence and ensures ISO 9001-aligned supplier qualification, performance management, and audits.

The leader serves as the primary escalation point for critical supplier issues and represents Supplier Quality to leadership and Procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 10+ years in Supplier Quality or Quality Engineering in a complex manufacturing environment (electronics/lab equipment).
• 5+ years in a people-leadership role with distributed or matrix teams.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 (ISO 13485 is a plus) and supplier-related requirements.
• Experience designing/running supplier risk-tiering, qualification, and audit programs at scale.
• Strong cross-functional leadership with Procurement, R&D, NPI, and Operations.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills for leadership and audits.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the global Supplier Quality strategy, policies, and risk-tiering across all sites.
• Lead and develop the Center of Excellence, ensuring consistent standards across sites.
• Own governance cadence: monthly reviews, quarterly supplier business reviews, annual audit plan.
• Serve as escalation owner for critical supplier quality issues, including disruptions and nonconformances.
• Partner with Procurement to integrate quality criteria into sourcing decisions and scorecards.
• Develop and own global supplier quality processes and resourcing across CoE and sites.
• Report performance, risks, and trends to leadership and during management reviews.

Skills

Supplier quality

Quality engineering

Leadership

ISO 9001

Audits

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/related field

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Quality management software

Job description

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs.

With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

Job Title

Sr Manager Global Supplier Quality

Location(s)

Johor

Role Summary

The Sr Manager Global Supplier Quality owns the global Supplier Quality strategy, governance model, and program for the business across all manufacturing sites and service and sales sites.. This role builds and leads the Center of Excellence (CoE), sets policy and standards for supplier qualification, performance management, and audits, and ensures the organization maintains a compliant, low-risk, high-performing supply base in line with ISO 9001 requirements. The Leader is the primary escalation point for critical supplier issues and represents Supplier Quality to leadership and Procurement.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and continuously evolve the global Supplier Quality strategy, policies, and risk-tiering framework across all manufacturing sites.
• Build, lead, and develop the Center of Excellence team, ensuring consistent application of supplier quality standards across sites.
• Own the governance cadence: monthly cross-site reviews, quarterly supplier business reviews (QBRs), and annual audit plan/risk re-tiering.
• Serve as escalation owner for critical supplier quality issues, including supply disruptions, major nonconformances, and regulatory findings tied to suppliers.
• Partner with Procurement/Sourcing leadership to integrate quality criteria into sourcing decisions and joint supplier scorecards.
• Develop, enhance and own the global supplier quality process, and resourcing model across CoE and sites.
• Report supplier quality performance, risks, and trends to leadership and during management review / audits.
• Calibrate and align Site SQEs to ensure consistent execution of the supplier quality program across all manufacturing locations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field; advanced degree a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in Supplier Quality or Quality Engineering within a complex manufacturing environment in electronics and / or lab equipment.
• 5+ years in a people-leadership role, including leading geographically distributed or matrixed teams.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of ISO 9001 (ISO 13485 is a plus) and supplier-related requirements.
• Experience designing or running supplier risk-tiering, qualification, and audit programs at scale (multiple manufacturing sites and/or large supplier bases).
• Strong track record of cross-functional leadership with Procurement, R&D, NPI, and Operations.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting to leadership and during inspections/audits.

Preferred Qualifications

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP).
• Experience standing up or scaling a Center-of-Excellence / shared-services quality model.
• Experience with supplier quality management software and digital scorecard/dashboard tools.

Key Performance Indicators

• Global supplier defect rate (PPM), trended across sites.
• On-time completion of risk-based supplier audit plan.
• SCAR/CAPA closure cycle time and recurrence rate.
• Supplier-related findings during regulatory/Notified Body inspections.
• Consistency of program execution across sites (audit calibration scores, scorecard adoption).

Company Culture

When you work at PerkinElmer, that’s exactly what you’ll do. From our dedicated scientists and world-class operations employees to our innovative R&D professionals and committed sales and service groups, we’re a unique team of 5,000+ global colleagues who come to work every day knowing we’re making a difference. Through innovation, collaboration, and believing in our mission, we strive to create an inspiring and inclusive culture for our employees, so that they can be their best and, together, create a better tomorrow.