Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Capability Development
- Lead and develop SQEs to deliver consistent quality outcomes
- Set priorities, allocate workload, and ensure execution discipline
- Build capability in problem-solving and supplier engagement
Supplier Quality Performance Management
- Own supplier quality KPIs (PPM, defects, yield)
- Drive structured supplier performance reviews
- Lead escalation management for critical suppliers
Preventative Quality & Improvement
- Implement supplier quality improvement plans
- Reduce variation through process control and standardisation
- Drive supplier corrective action effectiveness
Quality Governance & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to quality systems and audit readiness
- Support internal and external audits
- Maintain supplier qualification and approval standards
Requirements:
- Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related discipline
- 5–10 years in quality/supplier quality roles
- Experience managing teams and supplier relationships
- People leadership and coaching
- Supplier performance management
- Advanced root cause & quality tools (8D, FMEA, SPC)
- Stakeholder management (cross-functional)
- Data-driven decision making