Supplier Quality Manager Latam

******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