[Hiring] Supplier Quality Manager @Proper Voltage

Role Description

The Supplier Quality Manager owns Proper Voltage's proactive supplier quality function. This role builds the discipline that keeps supplier problems from reaching our contract manufacturer's line.

• Qualification audits
• PPAP
• APQP
• Supplier scorecards
• Supplier development programs across mechanical, electrical, and cell suppliers

This role reports to the Director of Supply Chain and works closely with the VP of Supply Chain, the sourcing team, engineering, and our contract manufacturer's quality team. A Supplier Quality Engineer will report to this role to handle reactive quality events.

We are building this function now because the operational workload is real. The supplier base is growing across all commodity categories, and the cost of a supplier quality escape scales with volume.

This role is the anchor for building the function before production scale compounds the risk.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in supplier quality, quality engineering, or a hybrid quality and manufacturing role with direct supplier development ownership
• Industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing background
• Direct experience building or scaling supplier quality programs from an early stage
• Hands-on experience with process discipline tools (SPC, DMAIC, control plans, process capability studies, root cause analysis)
• Experience holding supplier quality relationships in a CM-based manufacturing model
• Direct people management experience

Requirements

• You have real supplier quality experience in a hardware or industrial product environment
• You have built supplier quality programs from scratch
• You are comfortable with process discipline and have used these tools to solve real problems
• You are comfortable in early-stage environments where the playbook is still being written
• You understand the coordination cost of a CM-based manufacturing model

Benefits

• Base salary of $180,000 to $200,000, plus equity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO with a generous holiday policy
• Salt Lake City or Carlsbad, CA preferred; open to fully remote for the right candidate
• Regular travel to our contract manufacturers and occasional supplier travel (domestic and Asia)

What you'll do

• Design and run the supplier qualification process across mechanical, electrical, and cell suppliers
• Build and run the APQP program with suppliers on new product introductions
• Establish the supplier audit calendar and conduct audits
• Build and run the supplier scorecard program
• Lead supplier development projects
• Own the supplier CAPA process end to end
• Own cell supplier quality specifically
• Set the framework for incoming inspection and line quality escalations
• Partner with engineering on component-level quality decisions
• Partner with sourcing on supplier selection and qualification logistics
• Partner with our contract manufacturer's quality organization
• Manage the Supplier Quality Engineer
• Build the case for additional headcount as production ramps