Associate Director, Supplier Quality – Forging, Raw Materials Commodity

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead a team and take charge of executing the long-term strategy and operational direction for a business of moderate size and scope.

• Oversee a team of seasoned Supplier Quality & Development professionals.

• Manage processes related to supplier qualification, certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and resolution of quality issues.

• Supervise supplier quality performance, including prevention, monitoring/escalation, and submissions of nonconforming materials.

• Manage or assist in the onboarding and qualification/certification of suppliers.

• Oversee source inspection and material release processes.

• Lead root cause analysis, problem-solving efforts, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

• Analyze quality data to pinpoint systemic issues and formulate supplier-specific quality initiative strategies.

• Drive the implementation of PFMEA, MSA, process flow and control plans, and SPC.

• Ensure that suppliers adhere to contract requirements, including Resourcing Gate, PPAP acceptance, and work transfer implementation.

• Head supplier quality activities that involve assessments of raw materials, contracted manufactured items, and packaging materials.

• Make certain that service providers and laboratories follow good manufacturing practices and that procurement practices meet specified requirements.

• Establish performance management systems that monitor business objectives, deliverables, status, and associated risks.

• Lead corrective actions with suppliers and manage teams responsible for work transfer and process change management.

• Communicate and influence executive leadership as well as external suppliers.

⛳️ Requirements

• A University Degree with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field with at least 10 years of experience.

• Must qualify as a U.S. Person: either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident, or someone granted refugee or asylee status.

• Over 5 years of combined experience in aerospace supplier quality or aerospace quality.

• More than 5 years of hands-on expertise in metallurgy, forgings, and metallic raw materials.

• Proficient in metallic testing (MTL), heat treatment, NDT, and surface treatments.

• Capable of communicating and presenting to all organizational levels and external suppliers.

• Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution.

• Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional pet insurance.

• Optional home and auto insurance.

• Optional additional life and accident insurance.

• Optional critical illness insurance.

• Optional group legal insurance.

• Optional ID theft protection.

• Benefits for birth, adoption, and parental leave.

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning reimbursement.

• Adoption Assistance.

• Autism Benefit.

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits.

• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.

• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available; payments are not guaranteed.