Supplier Quality Manager
Core
Overseeing supplier partners' high-quality performance by applying Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) in product industrialization, driving continuous quality improvement, ensuring regulatory compliance, and identifying improvement opportunities through data analysis.
Role type
Senior Supplier Quality Manager
Builds
High-quality medical device products and components through rigorous supplier management and quality planning.
Domain
Medical device manufacturing and supply chain quality engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
APQP, PPAP, Process Validation, Supplier Evaluation Methodologies, Data Analysis, DFX Methodology, CAPA, Regulatory Compliance (Medical Device), Defect Analysis, Supplier Audit Management
Preferred skills
Management experience, Supplier Quality Management, Continuous Improvement Techniques
Technologies
APQP, PPAP, CoNQ, SCAR, PSW
Responsibilities
Manage technical capability assessments and selection of potential new suppliers; Supervise and control APQP plans for NPI and sustaining change processes; Foster collaboration between R&D and suppliers through Design for Excellence initiatives; Ensure Critical to Quality characteristics are communicated and incorporated into supplier processes; Manage quality relationships with key suppliers, negotiate agreements, conduct defect analyses, and review Supplier Corrective Action Requests; Initiate supplier improvement initiatives and manage audit schedules.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities