Sr Mgr, Supplier Quality Management

Sr Mgr, Supplier Quality Management
Компания: Varian Medical Systems
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Ensure and continuously improve quality of suppliers and their deliveries. Support and drive cross-functional cooperation with Procurement, Quality Management, Manufacturing and Logistics, R&D or/and Project Management (PM).
Ensure compliance of SQM with applicable regulatory and quality requirements.
Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.
Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.
Varian Medical Systems, a Siemens Healthineers company, is seeking a Senior Manager, Supplier Quality Management to lead our Supplier Quality Management organization across the Americas. In this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for regional Supplier Quality Management activities, ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of externally supplied components, materials, products, and services.
Working closely with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Quality, Incoming Inspection, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, Service, and global Supplier Quality Management and Engineering partners, you will lead the Americas Supplier Quality Management team, establish regional priorities, strengthen supplier quality management governance and technical capability, and drive supplier performance and continuous improvement in alignment with the global Supplier Quality strategy.
A key focus of this role will be advancing Quality at the Source (QATS) across the Americas, shifting quality management toward defect prevention through earlier supplier involvement, stronger supplier processes, risk-based controls, and the effective application of APQP, PPAP, SPC, process capability, FMEA, Lean, Six Sigma, and other preventive quality methodologies.
In this role, you will mainly be responsible for the following:
* Lead, coach, and develop the Americas Supplier Quality Management organization, establishing clear objectives, priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations while ensuring appropriate resources, competencies, and capabilities are in place.
* Provide strategic and operational leadership across the supplier quality lifecycle, including supplier selection and early involvement, qualification, onboarding, monitoring, development, NPI, Quality at the Source, product acceptance, supplier changes, quality controls, and supplier performance improvement.
* Execute the global Supplier Quality Management strategy across the Americas while contributing regional expertise, performance insights, and priorities to the continued development of global Supplier Quality processes, standards, and ways of working.
* Establish and maintain effective Supplier Quality Management governance across the Americas, ensuring consistent process execution, risk-based supplier controls, performance expectations, escalation mechanisms, and accountability.
* Ensure regional Supplier Quality activities and supplier controls comply with applicable Quality Management System and regulatory requirements, including FDA QMSR, ISO 13485:2016, ISO 14971:2019, EU MDR, and other applicable global and regional requirements.
* Lead regional implementation and execution of Quality at the Source (QATS), driving proactive defect prevention through early supplier involvement, robust manufacturing processes, risk-based controls, and integration with Incoming Inspection and Product Quality requirements. Drive the effective application of APQP, PPAP, FAI, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, process capability, process validation, Lean, and Six Sigma to improve supplier capability and reduce variation and defects.
* Provide governance and oversight for supplier qualification, risk assessment, supplier audits, Quality/Master/Supplier Quality Agreements, supplier changes and change notifications, ongoing supplier monitoring, and supplier development, ensuring controls and qualification requirements are appropriate to product, process, compliance, and business risk.
* Provide leadership and oversight for significant supplier nonconformances, SCARs, supplier escapes, quality escalations, and supplier development plans, ensuring timely containment, effective root cause analysis, sustainable corrective action, effectiveness verification, and appropriate escalation.
* Provide leadership during critical supplier quality events, production interruptions, field issues, and other significant supplier-related risks, ensuring timely risk mitigation, cross-functional coordination, business continuity, and sustainable resolution.
* Establish and monitor regional Supplier Quality Management performance indicators and operational metrics, integrating supplier, Incoming Inspection, manufacturing, field, warranty, nonconformance, and Cost of Poor Quality data to identify systemic trends and emerging risks and translate them into clear priorities, actions, and escalation.
* Lead Supplier Quality Management involvement in New Product Introduction, design transfer, and supplier industrialization across the Americas, ensuring appropriate early involvement, quality planning, supplier readiness, product and process qualification, and effective transition into ongoing production.
* Partner with Procurement, R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Quality, Incoming Inspection, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, Service, and other functions to integrate Supplier Quality requirements into sourcing, NPI, manufacturing, product acceptance, field-performance evaluation, and supplier management decisions.
* Drive supplier development, standardization, simplification, digitalization, and continuous improvement across the region, prioritizing initiatives based on supplier performance, product and compliance risk, business impact, Cost of Poor Quality, and supplier capability.
* Build strong relationships with strategic suppliers and engage supplier leadership as appropriate to drive accountability, resolve significant quality issues, strengthen manufacturing and quality capability, and improve long-term supplier performance.
* Develop the technical and leadership capability of the Americas Supplier Quality Management organization through coaching, competency development, knowledge sharing, and succession planning, ensuring the team has the skills required to effectively manage complex supplier and manufacturing quality risks.
* Promote a culture of quality, prevention, accountability, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement across the Americas Supplier Quality organization and supplier network.
Minimum Required Skills and Knowledge
* Strong leadership and influencing skills, with demonstrated ability to build effective, trust-based relationships with direct reports, peers, senior leadership, cross-functional partners, and suppliers.
* Demonstrated experience leading Supplier Quality teams across multiple sites or a regional organization, including operating effectively within global and matrixed environments.
* Strong knowledge of Supplier Quality Management requirements and practices within medical devices or another highly regulated or quality-critical manufacturing environment, including supplier qualification, monitoring, auditing, development, change management, and quality escalation.
* Strong working knowledge of applicable Quality Management System and regulatory