Job Description Summary

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute the LATAM Supplier Quality strategy, ensuring excellence in quality, delivery, compliance, and overall business competitiveness;

• Drive supplier qualification, development, and performance improvement across key metrics, including DPPM, SCARs, NCRs, SDRs, CoPQ, and NPI readiness, ensuring supplier accountability for Quality and OTD;

• Plan and conduct supplier audits, ensuring compliance with QMS, regulatory, and customer requirements, and support internal and external audit readiness.

• Lead structured problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives (RCA, corrective actions, Lean events, process capability and industrial excellence);

• Partner cross-functionally with Sourcing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Product Management, and Operations, including new supplier and product qualification activities;

• Build, lead, and develop the Supplier Quality and Incoming Inspection teams, managing resources, priorities, budgets, and internal/external stakeholder engagement.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Production, or related fields);

• Strong experience in Supplier Quality / Quality / Manufacturing;

• Experience in complex industrial environments, preferably in heavy industry;

• Practical knowledge of processes such as machining, metal fabrication, welding, coating/painting, metallurgy, or similar;

• Experience managing critical suppliers, with direct involvement in solving issues impacting operations;

• Solid knowledge of quality methodologies (RCA, 8D, CAPA, Lean, Six Sigma) applied in practice;

• Experience working in a matrix and multicultural (LATAM) environment;

• Fluent English and Spanish (mandatory); 

• Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No