Job Description
Job Title
Lead Supplier Quality Initiatives
Job Description
Lead supplier quality initiatives, ensuring strong performance and compliance. Partner with procurement to qualify, evaluate, and develop supplier networks. Track, analyze, and improve supplier performance metrics. Drive corrective and preventive actions for supplier-related quality issues. Conduct supplier audits and ensure follow-through on improvement plans. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and operations teams. Implement systems aligned with regulatory standards (FDA, ISO, etc.). Support strategic supplier reviews and long-term quality planning. Identify opportunities to optimize supply chain performance and reduce risk. Travel to supplier sites (up to 30%) to strengthen partnerships and processes.
The Successful Applicant
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical field. Advanced degree (MBA/MS) preferred. 3+ years in supplier quality, manufacturing, or engineering. Experience with quality systems and regulatory standards (ISO, FDA QSR). Strong understanding of manufacturing processes (electronics/mechanical). Ability to read technical drawings and specifications. Familiarity with statistical tools (SPC, DOE, process capability). Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Certification in Six Sigma (Greenbelt) or Lead Auditor is a plus. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
What's on Offer
Make an impact with life-saving medical technology. Base salary up to $105K + bonus potential. Opportunity to work on meaningful, life-saving products. Strong career growth within a global, expanding organization. High visibility role influencing supplier strategy and performance. Collaborative, cross-functional environment with strong leadership support. Competitive salary, bonus potential, and comprehensive benefits.
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Job Summary
Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector: Quality, Technical
Industry: Industrial / Manufacturing
Location: Providence
Contract Type: Permanent
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $85,000–$105,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Auditingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Electronics Manufacturingunmatched
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration)unmatched
- FDA Requirementsunmatched
- Follow Throughunmatched
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
- Improvement Metricsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Network Monitoringunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Process Capabilityunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Quality Engineeringunmatched
- Quality System Requirements (QSR)unmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Six Sigma Certificationunmatched
- Supply Chain Optimizationunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- United States Department of Energy (DOE)unmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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