Supplier Quality Leader, Ultrasound

Philips•Reedsville, PA

1d•$162,000 - $270,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineering Leader for our Ultrasound business is accountable for development and delivery of Supplier Quality strategy in the business. You will ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and procedures for regulated products/processes including high quality performance of suppliers. Your role: Set and drive the Supplier Quality Engineering vision and strategy aligned to business and supply management objectives, including ownership of supplier selection quality decisions and governance. Establish policies, standards, and directives that guide supplier quality across the business. Own supplier risk management and performance, ensuring quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability requirements are defined, monitored, and mitigated. Deploy and track supplier quality KPIs and lead corrective actions to maintain a high-performing, compliant supply base. Lead strategic supplier engagement, building early and strong partnerships with key suppliers and enabling multi-sourcing strategies. Drive annual quality improvement plans (QIP) for strategic/preferred suppliers and ensure execution against business priorities. Integrate across product lines and functions to align SQE, engineering, procurement, and stakeholders, fostering strong cross-functional collaboration and communication. Build and leverage internal and external networks to deliver on complex, multi-business objectives. Lead organizational effectiveness by shaping team structure, processes, and resource planning while applying change management to evolve SQE capabilities. Exercise judgment on complex supply challenges and influence key procurement decisions, including supplier selection, cost, and contractual quality requirements.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Quality, Procurement, or Supply Chain Management, including experience in the medical device industry, with direct involvement in internal and external audits and managing ISO9001, ISO13485, and FDA-regulated environments.
Strong knowledge of statistical methods and analytics, quality control tools, program management, Lean and continuous improvement practices, and are familiar with business process management frameworks (e.g., APQC) and risk management.
Comfortable working across functional areas and navigating abstract, complex business challenges.
Master’s degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline.
Experienced people leader with a track record of representing quality functions internally and externally, preferably in supplier quality.
Effective communicator and strong collaborator who thrives in a matrixed environment.
Fluent in English (additional Chinese or European language skills are a plus).
Willing to travel approximately 50% domestically and internationally.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

Nice To Haves

Additional Chinese or European language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

Set and drive the Supplier Quality Engineering vision and strategy aligned to business and supply management objectives, including ownership of supplier selection quality decisions and governance.
Establish policies, standards, and directives that guide supplier quality across the business.
Own supplier risk management and performance, ensuring quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability requirements are defined, monitored, and mitigated.
Deploy and track supplier quality KPIs and lead corrective actions to maintain a high-performing, compliant supply base.
Lead strategic supplier engagement, building early and strong partnerships with key suppliers and enabling multi-sourcing strategies.
Drive annual quality improvement plans (QIP) for strategic/preferred suppliers and ensure execution against business priorities.
Integrate across product lines and functions to align SQE, engineering, procurement, and stakeholders, fostering strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.
Build and leverage internal and external networks to deliver on complex, multi-business objectives.
Lead organizational effectiveness by shaping team structure, processes, and resource planning while applying change management to evolve SQE capabilities.
Exercise judgment on complex supply challenges and influence key procurement decisions, including supplier selection, cost, and contractual quality requirements.