Manager, Supplier Quality - US/CAN/MX
About The Position
As a Manager, Supplier Quality at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will maintain and elevate supplier quality standards while leading a team responsible for supplier quality and performance. You will implement the supplier quality and performance management program in alignment with global Procurement/Sourcing, Operations, and Commodity Management. The role establishes division-level supplier quality systems, coordinates cross-business-unit meetings, and implements continuous improvement initiatives. You will lead and develop the Supplier Quality team, set priorities, manage performance, and support professional growth. You will develop metrics and use data analysis, quality tools, project management, and professional skills to improve supplier performance and product quality. In partnership with internal functions and supplier teams, you will address quality needs, manage audits and corrective actions, assess risks, investigate nonconformances, and support material qualification, changes, and sustaining engineering. Travel up to 25% as needed.
Requirements
- Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or a bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience, in Quality Engineering or Supplier Quality Engineering.
- At least 3 years of direct Supplier Management experience.
- Proficiency in quality management systems (QMS) and project management tools.
- Experience with quality management software programs and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Demonstrated experience building consensus and implementing improvements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop team members.
- Experience establishing and maintaining supplier performance metrics.
- Expertise in problem-solving and root cause analysis.
- Ability to support new product development and value engineering initiatives.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
- Team management experience, including accountability for team performance, workload prioritization, and talent development.
- Experience leading management reviews, escalating supplier risks, maintaining supplier governance cadence and KPI targets, and executing a supplier quality strategy.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred field of study: Engineering or Science.
- Experience working with commodities including machined parts, electrical components, plastics, resin, and chemicals.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop the Supplier Quality team; set goals and priorities, assign work, and provide regular feedback.
- Manage team performance through coaching and formal performance reviews; identify development needs and support individual development plans.
- Develop and maintain performance metrics, implement new technologies, and support processes from new material qualification through sustaining engineering.
- Lead quality improvement programs and initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in supplier performance and product quality.
- Partner with Sourcing, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Global Technical Support, Operations, and commodity management to address supplier quality needs.
- Build relationships with supplier senior management and collaborate with supplier teams on measurable quality improvements.
- Plan and lead supplier quality audits, document findings, and follow up on corrective actions.
- Assess supplier, material, and process risks; recommend and track risk-reduction actions.
- Maintain and analyze supplier quality and performance metrics to identify trends, investigate nonconformances, and perform root cause analysis.
- Coordinate containment, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions for supplier-related nonconformances.
- Manage implementation and ongoing use of the supplier quality and performance management program.
- Provide supplier quality support for new material qualification, changes, and sustaining engineering activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
