Supplier Quality Manager Jobs

Discover Supplier Quality Manager opportunities with leading employers on Ladders. These professionals help ensure suppliers consistently meet quality, regulatory, and performance requirements across the supply chain. Explore vetted jobs paying $100,000 or more and take the next step in your quality leadership career.

What Does a Supplier Quality Manager Do?

Supplier Quality Managers develop and oversee programs that assess supplier capabilities and improve the quality of incoming materials, components, and services. They may lead supplier audits, manage corrective and preventive actions, investigate defects, and partner with procurement, engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to reduce risk and prevent disruptions.

Common Responsibilities and Skills

Role requirements vary by employer and industry, but often include supplier qualification, quality audits, root-cause analysis, corrective action management, and tracking performance metrics. Employers may seek experience with quality management systems, regulatory standards, risk assessment, process improvement, and cross-functional leadership. Clear communication and the ability to build productive supplier relationships are also valuable.

Industries and Career Opportunities

Supplier Quality Managers work across industries that depend on reliable suppliers, including manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, medical devices, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. Depending on the organization, the role may focus on a particular product line, region, supplier portfolio, or quality system. Experienced professionals can advance into broader quality, operations, supply chain, or supplier development leadership roles.

Find Supplier Quality Manager Jobs on Ladders

Use Ladders to explore vetted professional opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more. Compare roles, review employer requirements, and find Supplier Quality Manager positions aligned with your experience and career goals.

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$107K - $204K *

Optimize materials management by leading a multi-skilled team, ensuring inventory accuracy, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality and delivery in manufacturing operations...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $130K *

Lead the charge in vendor integration engineering, managing a team to design and deliver seamless data exchanges. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure high-quality, timely integrations...

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$110K - $130K *

Drive global supply planning excellence by standardizing processes, optimizing workflows, and enabling technology adoption. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance decision-making and monitor key pe...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$80K - $95K *

Join a dynamic team to lead safety initiatives across multiple manufacturing sites, ensuring compliance and fostering a proactive safety culture. Drive continuous improvement and engage with all level...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Champion a proactive safety culture across multiple manufacturing sites, leading initiatives to enhance safety practices, reduce incidents, and ensure compliance with regulations. Collaborate with tea...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Drive quality excellence by leading complex initiatives in Quality Operations, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement across manufacturing processes while mentoring professionals and influenci...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$110K - $130K *

Champion quality excellence by leading complex investigations and initiatives, driving systemic improvements, and ensuring compliance across operations. Mentor teams while influencing stakeholders to...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in strategic supply chain development, driving supplier diversification and program execution across multiple product lines to enhance supply continuity, reduce risks, and support long...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$90K - $110K *

Accelerate your career as a Regional Quality Manager, partnering with site teams to enhance quality system execution, tackle customer quality escalations, and develop operational problem-solving capab...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Elevate site quality performance by leading a dedicated team, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 standards, and driving continuous improvement through data-driven decisions and cross-fu...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$140K - $165K *

Engineer robust manufacturing processes and lead a dynamic team to drive efficiency, quality, and innovation. Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure successful product transitions and continuous imp...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Lead quality assurance initiatives to ensure compliance with ISO standards, drive continuous improvement, and enhance customer satisfaction through effective management of quality systems and team per...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$160K - $200K *

Lead the development of sourcing strategies for critical electrical infrastructure, ensuring supply continuity and supplier performance across advanced data centers and AI factories. Collaborate with...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$160K - $200K *

Shape the future of electrical infrastructure by developing sourcing strategies for mission-critical equipment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance supplier performance and ensure suppl...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$160K - $200K *

Pioneer sourcing strategies for critical electrical infrastructure, enhancing supplier relationships and ensuring supply continuity for advanced AI factories and data centers. Collaborate across teams...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$160K - $200K *

Drive strategic sourcing and supplier management for critical electrical infrastructure, ensuring supply continuity and performance across advanced data centers and AI factories. Collaborate with cros...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$160K - $200K *

Help us develop and execute strategic sourcing for mission-critical electrical infrastructure, enhancing supplier relationships and ensuring supply continuity for advanced data centers and AI factorie...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$136K - $184K *

Lead the charge in managing quality inspection operations, ensuring compliance with technical standards and driving continuous improvement in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Develop and coach a h...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$125K *

Manage supplier relationships, oversee contract negotiations, and enhance procurement operations. Drive performance improvements and ensure compliance while collaborating with internal teams to maximi...

2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$193K - $242K *

Drive strategic supplier relationships and operational excellence across a critical portfolio, ensuring compliance, quality, and cost-effectiveness while leading cross-functional teams to achieve sust...

1 week ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$128K - $235K *

Elevate client success by leading digital procurement initiatives, managing complex Source-to-Pay technology programs, and fostering strong relationships to drive impactful solutions and sustainable v...

Reposted yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$117K - $185K *

Transform supplier quality processes and drive improvements through collaboration, audits, and partnership development, ensuring compliance with industry standards while fostering a culture of excelle...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$117K - $185K *

Drive supplier quality improvements and establish partnerships as you analyze and resolve issues. Collaborate with teams, enhance processes for onboarding and managing suppliers, and ensure adherence...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$90K - $110K *

Transform sourcing strategies and drive value delivery by managing supplier relationships, negotiations, and performance across diverse consumer product categories in a dynamic, cross-functional envir...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$110K - $130K *

Lead a high-performing QA team to ensure compliance and operational excellence in a fast-paced GMP environment. Drive quality strategy, mentor professionals, and collaborate with cross-functional team...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Supplier Quality Manager do?question toggle

    A Supplier Quality Manager oversees processes that help suppliers meet an organization’s quality, compliance, and performance requirements. Common duties include supplier qualification, audits, corrective actions, defect investigations, and collaboration with internal teams.

  • What qualifications are common for Supplier Quality Manager jobs?question toggle

    Employers commonly look for experience in quality assurance, supplier management, manufacturing, or a related field. Familiarity with quality management systems, auditing, root-cause analysis, regulatory requirements, and continuous improvement may also be requested. Specific requirements vary by role.

  • Which industries hire Supplier Quality Managers?question toggle

    Supplier Quality Managers are employed in industries such as manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, medical devices, electronics, and pharmaceuticals, among others.

  • How much do Supplier Quality Managers earn?question toggle

    Compensation varies based on factors such as industry, location, experience, and scope of responsibility. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more.

  • Where can I find Supplier Quality Manager jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Explore Supplier Quality Manager listings on Ladders to find vetted professional opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more.