Global Director, Supplier Quality & Development

PROENERGY; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PROENERGY is seeking a Director, Supplier Development & Quality to lead global supplier quality and development strategies, ensuring a world-class supply base for production, aftermarket services, and NPI. You will drive qualification, readiness, and continuous improvement across the supplier network.

Reporting to the VP Sourcing, this role coordinates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Planning, travels internationally, and leads a team of Supplier Quality Engineers to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 10+ years in supplier quality, development, manufacturing, or supply chain leadership.
• 5+ years leading technical teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel globally (25–40%).
• Fluent in English with strong communication skills.
• US work authorization; no visa sponsorship required.
• Pass a state/federal background check and pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute PROENERGY’s global Supplier Quality strategy.
• Lead the Supplier Quality Engineering organization.
• Establish standardized supplier quality processes, procedures, and governance.
• Drive supplier compliance with customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements.
• Ensure consistent execution of supplier qualification, validation, and approval processes.
• Develop supplier quality metrics and executive reporting.
• Own the supplier capability assessment process for existing and prospective suppliers.
• Identify and close manufacturing capability gaps through structured development plans.
• Build supplier improvement roadmaps focused on quality, capacity, productivity, and delivery.
• Lead supplier recovery efforts for critical suppliers.
• Own supplier quality execution across all NPI programs.
• Ensure supplier manufacturing readiness prior to production release.
• Lead supplier process validation and qualification activities.
• Establish supplier quality gates and readiness milestones.
• Develop and manage supplier scorecards.
• Lead Development and Quality business reviews with strategic suppliers.
• Drive proactive supplier risk management processes.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to reduce supply chain risk and single-source exposure.
• Lead implementation of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and Process Capability methodologies.
• Drive scrap reduction, yield improvement, cycle-time reduction, delivery improvement, and cost optimization.
• Ensure timely and sustainable closure of supplier corrective actions.
• Lead and develop Supplier Quality Engineers and Supplier Development Engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Global travel

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Supply Chain

Job description

PROENERGY is seeking a Director, Supplier Development & Quality to lead global supplier quality and development strategies, ensuring a world-class supply base for production, aftermarket services, and NPI. You will drive qualification, readiness, and continuous improvement across the supplier network.

Reporting to the VP Sourcing, this role coordinates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Planning, travels internationally, and leads a team of Supplier Quality Engineers to deliver