Full Job Description
📍Location: One of Carrier’s key manufacturing hubs in Europe (Germany – Frankfurt/Allendorf, France – Lyon/Montluel, or Poland – Wrocław/Legnica), with flexibility across other major European locations.
About the Role:
As Director Supplier Quality & Development (SQ&D), you will lead and transform a best-in-class supplier quality function across Carrier Climate Solutions Europe.
You will be accountable for end-to-end supplier performance, driving measurable improvements in quality, delivery, and cost across the supply base. A key focus is reducing Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), ensuring reliable supplier delivery, and implementing transparent, data-driven performance management.
In this role, you will directly impact EBIT, customer satisfaction, and operational stability.
Operating at a regional level, you will lead supplier development programs, manage critical escalations, and establish strong governance and standardized processes across all regions. You will act as a key partner to Procurement, R&D, and Operations, ensuring supplier performance is embedded across sourcing, industrialization, and production.
You will also drive digitalization, strengthen organizational capabilities, and build a culture of continuous improvement across SQ&D.
The scope covers the full Carrier Climate Solutions Europe (CSE) supply base, with primary responsibility for Residential and expansion into Commercial.
Your profile:
- Degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in supplier or manufacturing quality
- 7+ years of leadership experience in global organizations
- Strong expertise in:
- Supplier audits and qualificationÂ
- Quality systems (ISO 9001, IATF preferred)Â
- APQP, PPAP, and industrialization processesÂ
- Structured problem-solving (8D, Six Sigma)Â
- Global supply chain quality managementÂ
- Proven leadership and team development capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder influencing skills (incl. executive level)
- Strong business acumen with the ability to link quality to financial performance
- Data-driven, structured, and analytical mindset
- Fluent English; additional European languages (e.g. French, German, Polish) are a plus
- Highly results-oriented with strong accountability mindset
- Ability to operate effectively in complex, global, matrix organizations
- Resilient and confident in escalation and high-pressure situations
- Collaborative yet decisive leadership style
- Strong governance focus and execution discipline
If you’re interested in this role, we encourage you to apply—even if your experience doesn’t perfectly match every requirement.
VergĂĽtungsspanne
Die jährliche Vergütung für diese Position liegt zwischen €95,500.00 - €191,500.00 jährlich. Faktoren wie Fähigkeiten, Ausbildung, Erfahrung und weitere Qualifikationen können die Vergütung innerhalb dieser Spanne beeinflussen.
Weitere VergĂĽtung
Diese Position hat Anspruch auf kurzfristige Bonuszahlungen.
Leistungen
Wir bieten ein wettbewerbsfähiges Gesamtvergütungspaket mit zusätzlichen Benefits und Gesundheitsprogrammen. Diese variieren je nach Position und Standort.
Bewerbungsfrist
Mindestens 14 Tage ab Veröffentlichungsdatum: 5 June 2026
