Supplier Quality Manager NPI And Manufacturing Quality

Company Overview

Our client is an organization operating within the advanced electronics and high-tech manufacturing sector, focused on power technologies and engineered solutions. The company serves global markets and is committed to delivering quality solutions, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth. Additional information about the organization will be shared with selected candidates at the appropriate stage of the recruitment process.

Location: CALABARZON, Philippines

Work Setup: Onsite

Compensation Flexibility: Open to negotiation for highly qualified candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities across New Product Introduction (NPI) phases, including Prototype (Proto), Engineering Validation Testing (EVT), and Design Validation Testing (DVT).
• Ensure supplier quality readiness aligns with NPI milestones, phase gates, and production requirements in collaboration with NPI Quality Program Management (QPM) teams.
• Establish, validate, and maintain the Quality Critical Component List (QCCL), ensuring critical supplier risks are assessed, mitigated, and resolved before NPI builds and DVT completion.
• Develop supplier qualification strategies and quality control requirements for critical components, materials, and processes.
• Assess supplier readiness for new product designs, manufacturing processes, materials, and technologies.
• Oversee First Article Inspection (FAI) planning, execution readiness, and timely completion to support NPI build schedules.
• Conduct supplier risk assessments using Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and process capability evaluations.
• Drive supplier quality improvement initiatives focused on defect prevention, process reliability, and operational excellence.
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and preventive measures for supplier-related quality issues.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and external suppliers to resolve quality concerns and ensure successful NPI execution.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 8–10 years of relevant experience in Supplier Quality, NPI Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or related functions.
• Strong background in supplier quality management, New Product Introduction (NPI), and supplier risk assessment within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience in supplier qualification, process validation, quality planning, and supplier readiness assessments.
• Working knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, PPAP, and First Article Inspection (FAI) processes.
• Experience leading supplier quality investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence teams and suppliers.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor equipment, electronics, industrial manufacturing, medical devices, aerospace, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or equivalent quality certification.
• Experience managing supplier quality requirements across complex NPI programs and critical component qualification.
• Familiarity with supplier process audits, advanced quality planning, and manufacturing process capability improvement.
  
  

Required Skills & Technologies

• Supplier Quality Management and Supplier Qualification
• New Product Introduction (NPI) – Proto, EVT, DVT
• Quality Critical Component List (QCCL) Management
• First Article Inspection (FAI)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Control Plans and Process Capability Analysis
• Supplier Risk Assessment and Defect Prevention
• Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action (RCA/CAPA)
• Cross-Functional Quality Management and Continuous Improvement
  
  

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