Director, Supplier Quality Engineering

Lead and develop the global Supplier Quality organization supporting manufacturing sites in the U.S. and China, establishing the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Supplier Quality Management. Resolve incoming inspection issues and supplier nonconformances, lead SCARs and root cause investigations, and oversee supplier documentation, qualification, validations, and change requests. Partner with Sourcing, R&D, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure suppliers consistently meet quality, delivery, and compliance requirements while driving continuous improvement to reduce Cost of Poor Quality. Define and report performance metrics, develop talent, create succession plans, and establish processes to mitigate risk across a complex electromechanical medical device supply chain.