Supplier Quality Manager LATAM (Campinas/SP)

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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 (Industrial, Production, Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgical, or related disciplines);
·  Solid experience in Supplier Quality, Quality, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing, preferably in an industrial environment;
·  Fluent in English and Portuguese , both written and verbal;
·  Proven experience leading teams and influencing in a matrix, regional, or global environment;
·  Strong expertise in quality systems, supplier audits, continuous improvement, Lean, and supplier performance management;
·  Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No