Senior Manager Supplier Quality Engineering

Twenty-Six Defense • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Manager Supplier Quality Engineering leads the supplier quality engineering team to improve supplier performance and foster a proactive, preventive quality culture that ensures on-time delivery of quality parts. The role builds and maintains strong partnerships with key suppliers and internal Twenty-Six Defense organizations to improve supplier delivery and quality. It provides expertise and resources to the department, develops collaborative teams and high-performing suppliers, sets departmental priorities, and allocates resources in alignment with business objectives and the annual plan.

The Senior Manager works closely with Supply Chain, Program Managers, Corporate Quality, site functions, business units, and supplier stakeholders. The position is responsible for supplier performance reviews, quality systems across the product lifecycle, supplier quality metrics and improvement plans, corrective action oversight, supplier approval recommendations, and resolving complex technical and system-level issues. The role also plans and budgets departmental resources and completes projects assigned by the Director of Quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience, or equivalent related work experience and/or military service in lieu of a degree.
• At least 5 years of project or team leadership experience.
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent.
• Experience embedding advanced quality concepts into New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP planning software.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills for supplier engagement.
• Extensive background in Supplier Quality Management.
• Experience with process improvement.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience using various measurement tools and methods.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with material special processes and surface finishing treatments.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with destructive and non-destructive testing methods.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with drawings and CAD models.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with manufacturing techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Facilitation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to bring multidisciplinary teams together to resolve complex issues.
• Broad understanding of applicable industry tools, systems, and processes.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally on average 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or an equivalent technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead Supplier Quality Engineers and collaborate with Supply Chain and Program Managers to ensure supplier quality performance and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and evaluate key supplier performance.
• Chair monthly supplier performance reviews with key internal stakeholders.
• Lead supplier performance reviews with suppliers to review scorecard performance.
• Work with new and existing suppliers across the product lifecycle to develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance systems and activities.
• Collaborate with Corporate Quality to develop and improve supplier performance procedures and initiatives.
• Collaborate on the development of Supplier Statements of Work.
• Drive front-end processes to incorporate innovative, proven Supplier Performance Management techniques early.
• Identify, develop, or maintain supplier quality KPIs for standard reporting cadences, including comprehensive Return to Green plans.
• Initiate targeted Zero-Defect Plans with suppliers to improve overall quality.
• Participate on Supplier Corrective Action Review Boards to review SCAR progress and ensure consistent handling of corrective actions.
• Recommend approval of suppliers.
• Resolve complex system-level issues through development and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Analyze, evaluate, and recommend innovative approaches to Supplier Performance Management.
• Monitor and evaluate receiving and source inspection processes to identify improvements that increase the quality of material delivered to production.
• Assist Supplier Quality Engineers in resolving intricate technical issues.
• Complete projects assigned by the Director of Quality.
• Plan and budget resources required by the Supplier Quality Engineering Department.
• Recommend suspension of supplier use when there is evidence that products may not meet customer, statutory, regulatory, or other stakeholder requirements.

Benefits

• Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off.
• Competitive compensation and a 401(k) program.
• Medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts.
• Basic Life Insurance and optional Additional Life and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible Vacation and PTO.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Voluntary benefits including Long-Term Care, Legal, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance.
• Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior