Supplier Quality Leader, NA Electronics

Electrolux•Charlotte, NC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Leader - North America Electronics serves as the quality owner for the North American electronics supplier portfolio. The role is responsible for supplier qualification, supplier performance management, supplier development, risk mitigation, and supplier quality strategy for electronic commodities supporting North America. The position partners closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Operations, Product Quality, and suppliers to drive continuous improvement, manage supplier risk, ensure successful product launches, and improve supplier capability, quality, delivery, and cost performance. The position is based in Charlotte, NC or at an Electrolux factory, with a hybrid arrangement described as 80/20 and approximately 50% domestic and international travel. It reports to the Senior Manager, Supplier Quality North America.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
4–5+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Product Quality, Engineering, or Supply Chain.
Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, and structured problem solving.
Experience auditing electronics manufacturing facilities.
Knowledge of ISO 9001 or IATF 16949.
Experience supporting product launches and supplier qualification.

Responsibilities

Own quality performance for the North America electronics supplier portfolio.
Establish supplier quality strategy, priorities, and improvement roadmaps for electronics commodities.
Monitor and drive improvements in PPM, warranty, field failures, supplier responsiveness, and audit findings.
Identify and mitigate supplier quality risks that could affect product launches, manufacturing operations, or customer satisfaction.
Lead supplier quality activities during sourcing and supplier selection.
Conduct supplier risk assessments and support sourcing board decisions.
Perform supplier process audits and capability assessments.
Ensure supplier readiness for APQP and PPAP requirements.
Review manufacturing processes, technology roadmaps, and quality systems for new suppliers.
Partner with Engineering and Purchasing throughout new product introduction activities.
Support component qualification and validation plans.
Review supplier APQP and PPAP deliverables, including PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, MSA, capability studies, and PPAP documentation.
Monitor and drive improvements in supplier performance metrics, including PPM, SCR, warranty, audit findings, responsiveness, delivery-related quality impacts, and cost of poor quality.
Lead supplier corrective action and 8D processes.
Drive containment, root cause analysis, and permanent corrective actions.
Develop supplier improvement roadmaps.
Lead supplier escalations and executive reviews.
Support implementation of supplier development projects.
Manage restricted supplier evaluations and recovery plans.
Partner with Procurement on supplier performance and sourcing strategy.
Provide technical leadership for electronics commodities and related testing and validation systems.