Supplier Quality Manager (Lakewood)

Supplier Quality Manager - Extrusion

As the Manager, Supplier Quality Commodity Manager for Extrusion, you will lead the quality initiatives for our extrusion commodity, ensuring the reliability and compliance of externally sourced components and materials. This pivotal role bridges procurement, engineering, and quality assurance, driving supplier development, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement. As the quality lead for extrusion, youll manage supplier performance, conduct audits, and ensure adherence to regulatory standards while supporting new product introductions and strategic sourcing decisions. If you're passionate about quality, collaboration, and innovation in a global medical device environment, we invite you to make a lasting impact with us.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Develop and implement supplier quality strategies for assigned commodities working closely with supply chain and the quality assurance team.
• Drives proactive solutions and development that improve overall supplier performance. Supports supplier performance and risk processes to create predictive measures to help prevent issues that might impact our facilities or customers.
• Assume overall responsibility for the commodities quality performance within Company and in accordance with assigned KPIs.
• Conduct supplier audits and assessments to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Monitor, measure and action supplier performance using KPIs such as PPM, on-time delivery, and corrective action responsiveness.
• Serve as a quality expert for the specific commodity and collaborate with engineering and sourcing to define quality requirements and specifications.
• Acts as a lead for supplier quality in supplier selection. Drives the process to standard procedures, coordinates with supply chain, and holds the supplier quality team accountable to deliver quality suppliers that meet or exceed our expectations.
• Drives supplier escalations and resolution, solving problems through problem solving methodology (8D, A3, DMAIC). Monitors solutions to prevent repeat issues.
• Support supplier transfers, new product introductions, and projects that impact their commodity suppliers.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team on the principles of supplier management, new product design, and component qualifications.
• Instills quality processes and best practices within Client facilities and at suppliers. Assists in the development of new processes that improve supplier quality.
• Leads and manages continuous improvement activities for the supplier quality team as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education

Experience

Skills

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Preferred, but not required : Supplier Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer, or Six Sigma.