Director Of Quality

Director Of Quality

The Director Of Supplier Quality is responsible for leading the strategic vision and execution of our supplier quality program. This role drives the development and implementation of supplier quality standards, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives to ensure product excellence and compliance with regulatory and industry standards. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with deep experience in supplier quality, risk management, and complex supply chains, able to influence both internally and externally to achieve outstanding results.

Responsibilities :

• Develop, implement, and oversee a robust supplier quality management system, aligned with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Lead a team responsible for supplier quality audits, performance management, and corrective action processes.
• Build strategic partnerships with key suppliers, fostering continuous improvement in quality, delivery, and compliance.
• Establish and track supplier metrics / KPIs, driving performance and accountability across the supply base.
• Work closely with procurement, engineering, operations, and regulatory teams to align quality expectations and resolve quality issues.
• Oversee supplier selection, qualification, and onboarding processes, ensuring new and existing suppliers meet rigorous quality standards.
• Manage risk by proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply chain quality challenges.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and ensure effective implementation of corrective / preventive actions for supplier-related issues.
• Stay current on industry trends, technologies, and regulatory changes, bringing best practices into the organization.
• Lead supplier quality audits (on-site and remote) and coordinate third-party or customer audits as required.
• Champion a culture of quality, ethics, and continuous improvement throughout the supply base.

Essential Skills :

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Work Environment :

This role offers the opportunity to build and lead a team. It involves engaging with senior executives and technical experts, and may require travel both domestically and internationally.

Job Type & Location :

This is a Permanent position based out of West Hartford, CT.

Pay and Benefits :

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $160000.00 / yr.

About Actalent :

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actALENTaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.