Director Supplier Development & Quality

Position Summary

The Director, Supplier Development & Quality leads PROENERGY's global supplier quality and supplier development strategy, ensuring a world-class supply base capable of supporting production, aftermarket services, new product introduction (NPI), and long-term business growth. This role is accountable for supplier qualification, manufacturing readiness, performance management, quality systems, risk mitigation, second-source development, and continuous improvement across the global supply network. Working closely with Strategic Sourcing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Planning, this leader ensures suppliers consistently deliver excellence across Quality, Delivery, and Operational Performance while supporting PROENERGY's commitment to 'Do the Right Thing' through integrity, accountability, and partnership. This role is critical to ensuring a quality-first culture throughout the global supply base, accelerating supplier capability development, reducing supply chain risk, and enabling successful production and NPI execution. The Director directly supports PROENERGY's ability to deliver for customers through a resilient, high-performing supplier network while consistently Doing the Right Thing in every supplier engagement.

Reports To: VP Sourcing

Work Location: 300 Executive Center Dr, Suite 101, Greenville SC, 29615 ; 6401 North Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77041 ; 11141 Overbrook Rd #202, Leawood, KS 66211 ; 2001 Proenergy Blvd, Sedalia, MO 65301 or Remote United States

Position Responsibilities

Supplier Quality Leadership

• Develop and execute PROENERGY's global Supplier Quality strategy.
• Lead the Supplier Quality Engineering organization.
• Establish standardized supplier quality processes, procedures, and governance.
• Drive supplier compliance with customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements.
• Ensure consistent execution of supplier qualification, validation, and approval processes.
• Develop supplier quality metrics and executive reporting.

Supplier Development

• Own the supplier capability assessment process for existing and prospective suppliers.
• Identify and close manufacturing capability gaps through structured development plans.
• Build supplier improvement roadmaps focused on quality, capacity, productivity, and delivery.
• Lead supplier recovery efforts for critical suppliers.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Own supplier quality execution across all NPI programs.
• Ensure supplier manufacturing readiness prior to production release.
• Lead supplier process validation and qualification activities.
• Establish supplier quality gates and readiness milestones.

Supplier Performance & Risk Management

• Develop and manage supplier scorecards.
• Lead Development and Quality business reviews with strategic suppliers.
• Drive proactive supplier risk management processes.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to reduce supply chain risk and single-source exposure.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Lead implementation of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and Process Capability methodologies as appropriate.
• Drive scrap reduction, yield improvement, cycle-time reduction, delivery improvement, and cost optimization.
• Ensure timely and sustainable closure of supplier corrective actions.

Organizational Leadership

• Lead and develop Supplier Quality Engineers and Supplier Development Engineers
• Build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and talent development.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
  • Experience supporting industrial gas turbines, power generation, rotating equipment, aerospace, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain leadership.
  • 5+ years leading technical teams.
  • Ability to travel globally (25-40%).
• Must be fluent in English, with strong speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills
• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
• Candidate must also pass a State and Federal criminal history/security background check and pre-employment drug screen.