Global Supplier Quality Manager

Americase-LL; Waxahachie (TX); In loco; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Americase is seeking an experienced Manager of Supplier Quality to lead the quality, readiness, and performance of our supplier base across the United States, Mexico, APAC, and Europe. You will own supplier quality strategy, drive audits, and oversee part approvals to prevent defects reaching production.

The role partners with Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Product/Engineering to ensure on-time delivery of quality parts.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or 8+ years of equivalent on-the-job experience.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in supplier quality, quality engineering, or manufacturing quality, including 3+ years leading people.
• Experience managing suppliers in multiple countries, especially Mexico and Asia, and overseeing outsource manufacturers.
• Hands-on experience with fabricated metal (sheet metal, aluminum, welding), machined components, plastics, foam, and purchased hardware.
• Proven track record establishing supplier scorecards, performance targets, and escalation processes, and reducing cost of poor quality.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record for the past three years.

Mansioni

• Develop and execute the supplier quality strategy.
• Lead supplier audits and qualification assessments covering process capability, quality systems, capacity, and financial stability.
• Oversee first article inspection and part approval for new and revised parts, ensuring documentation, testing, and approvals are complete before production release.
• Define quality requirements, inspection plans, and acceptance criteria for outsource manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad, and conduct on-site audits and reviews.
• Manage pre-shipment and source inspection for overseas suppliers, including third-party inspection services in China, and establish risk-based receiving inspection plans.
• Lead the corrective action process using 8D, root cause, and containment methods, and verify that actions prevent recurrence.
• Reduce supplier-related cost of poor quality by analyzing trends, implementing preventive measures, and recovering costs from suppliers.
• Assess supplier capacity and readiness for critical parts, including sub-tier constraints, and lead recovery planning with at-risk suppliers.
• Perform supplier risk analysis based on performance, process controls, capacity, and financial stability, and develop mitigation plans with Procurement.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Supplier relationship management

Quality assurance

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

ASQ CQE or CMQ/OE certification

Strumenti

Blueprint reading & GD&T

ISO 9001 / AS9100 knowledge

APQP / FMEA / MSA / SPC

Descrizione del lavoro

Americase is seeking an experienced Manager of Supplier Quality to lead the quality, readiness, and performance of our supplier base across the United States, Mexico, APAC, and Europe. You will own supplier quality strategy, drive audits, and oversee part approvals to prevent defects reaching production.

The role partners with Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Product/Engineering to ensure on-time delivery of quality parts.