Senior Manager, Supplier Quality—Americas

Regulatory Jobs; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto, CA seeks a Senior Manager, Supplier Quality Management to lead regional supplier quality activities across the Americas. You will drive prevention-focused quality programs, governance, supplier audits, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure regulatory compliance and product quality.

You will guide early involvement in supplier processes, implement QATS concepts, and leverage APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and Lean methods to improve supplier

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in supplier quality across multiple sites or regions.
• Strong knowledge of QMS requirements including FDA QMSR, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, EU MDR.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC and Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead Americas Supplier Quality Management organization with clear objectives and governance.
• Drive supplier qualification, monitoring, audits, changes, and development programs.
• Implement Quality at the Source and preventive quality methodologies across regional supplier networks.
• Collaborate with Procurement, R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs to integrate supplier quality requirements.
• Monitor regional performance metrics and escalate risks to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Supplier Quality

APQP/PPAP

QMS & Regulatory

Risk Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

SAP/SAP HANA

Excel / Power BI

Job description

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto, CA seeks a Senior Manager, Supplier Quality Management to lead regional supplier quality activities across the Americas. You will drive prevention-focused quality programs, governance, supplier audits, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure regulatory compliance and product quality.

You will guide early involvement in supplier processes, implement QATS concepts, and leverage APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and Lean methods to improve supplier