Supplier Quality Specialist

Philips International; Murrysville (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 94,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401k match

HSA with company contribution

Stock purchase plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Philips is seeking a Supplier Quality Specialist to support supplier quality management, ASL administration, and performance monitoring in a regulated manufacturing environment.

You will coordinate SCARs and Supplier Quality Agreements, maintain quality records, and drive process improvements across QA, Regulatory, and Procurement teams. This office-based role requires travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Supplier Quality or related field within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA QSR, supplier quality processes, and quality records management.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Professional quality certifications (e.g., ASQ CQE, CQA, CSSBB) are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier qualification and lifecycle activities including onboarding, ASL maintenance, qualification records, supplier changes, periodic reviews, and Supplier Quality Agreement administration.
• Monitor supplier performance and quality compliance by collecting, analyzing, and reporting metrics; escalate risks to stakeholders.
• Coordinate supplier quality issue resolution, including SCARs, investigations, and follow‑ups; track timelines and closure.
• Support and improve supplier quality processes; maintain procedures, work instructions, templates, and forms.
• Partner cross‑functionally to ensure compliance and audit readiness with Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, and Quality teams.

Skills

Quality management

Communication skills

Organized and analytical

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title

Supplier Quality Specialist

Job Description

The Supplier Quality Specialist supports supplier quality management activities, including ASL administration, supplier performance monitoring, SCARs, and Supplier Quality Agreements. Working cross-functionally, this role helps maintain supplier data, track performance, and support compliance with quality and regulatory requirements

Your role

• Manage supplier qualification and lifecycle activities, including supplier onboarding, Approved Supplier List (ASL) maintenance, qualification records, supplier changes, periodic reviews, and Supplier Quality Agreement administration. Ensure all supplier documentation is accurate, complete, current, and maintained within applicable quality systems.
• Monitor supplier performance and quality compliance by collecting, analyzing, and reporting supplier quality, delivery, and compliance metrics. Identify performance trends, communicate risks, and escalation issues to appropriate stakeholders to support proactive supplier management.
• Coordinate supplier quality issue resolution activities, including Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), investigations, and follow‑up actions. Track timelines, maintain records, and support closure of supplier‑related quality concerns in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Support and continuously improve supplier quality processes, including supplier selection and qualification, ASL management, performance monitoring, SCARs, and Supplier Quality Agreements. Maintain procedures, work instructions, templates, and forms while assisting with implementation of process enhancements that improve compliance, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Partner cross‑functionally to ensure supplier quality compliance and audit readiness, collaborating with Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, and Quality teams. Support audits, inspections, training, stakeholder guidance, and maintenance of supplier records to ensure alignment with regulatory, quality system, and business requirements.

You're the right fit if

• You have acquired 5+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Assurance, Procurement Quality, or a related function within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• You have working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA Quality System Regulations, supplier quality processes, quality records management, supplier documentation control, and quality management systems, along with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• You have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Life Sciences, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Professional quality certifications (e.g., ASQ CQE, CQA, CSSBB) are preferred but not required.
• You are highly organized, analytical, and detail-oriented, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You excel at collaborating across Procurement, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and supplier‑facing teams, managing multiple priorities, and ensuring compliance in a fast‑paced, quality‑driven environment.

Travel requirement

Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% as required by business needs

Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements

You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in‑person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an office‑based role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others. Learn more about our business. Discover our rich and exciting history. Learn more about our purpose. Learn more about our culture.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Colorado Springs, CO, Murrysville, PA, and Nashville, TN, is $94,000 to $150,000. The pay range for this position in Chicago, IL, and Plymouth, MN is $99,000 to $157,000. The pay range for this position in Bothell, WA, Cambridge, MA, and San Diego, CA is $105,000 to $168,000. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long‑term incentives may be offered.

Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to posted locations.

Equal Employment and Opportunity

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace. At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health‑tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people’s lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism. To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.