Job Title: Manager of Supplier Quality
Job Summary
The Manager of Supplier Quality is responsible for leading the supplier quality function across LNA facilities, ensuring that all sourced materials and components meet quality standards. This role is pivotal in driving supplier performance, supporting new program launches, and ensuring compliance with Linamar’s global quality systems and customer expectations.
Responsibility
- Lead the development and execution of supplier quality strategies aligned with Linamar’s operational and customer goals.
- Evaluate, select and quality new suppliers in collaboration with procurement and engineering teams.
- Manage a team of Supplier Quality Engineers.
- Act as the primary liaison between Linamar and its supplier base for all supplier quality related matters.
- Oversee APQP, PPAP and FMEA processes for new and existing suppliers.
- Conduct supplier audits and assessments and lead the corrective action process to ensure timely response to quality issues.
- Monitor supplier KPI’s and leverage performance data to drive continuous improvement, mitigate risk, and inform sourcing decisions.
- Drive supplier development programs by identifying capability gaps, implementing improvement plans and partnering with suppliers to elevate quality, delivery and compliance performance.
- Support sourcing decisions with risk assessments and quality input. Work closely with Purchasing, Engineering and local Plant Operations teams to support program launches and resolve supplier issues.
Academic/Educational Requirements
Required Skills/Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a quality role, preferably in the automotive sector.
- Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, APQP, PPPAP and quality core tools.
- Experience with risk analysis and problem failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) for automotive products.
- Proven leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional projects.
- Experience in drawing interpretations and geometric dimensional tolerancing, gauging methods, calibration, and gauge R and R’s.
- Proficient with MS Office and CAD applications. Ability to travel internationally as required.
What Linamar Has to Offer
- Competitive Compensation
- Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Drug, Dental & Vision etc.
- Opportunities for career advancement.
- Sustainability Counsel
- Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities. Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.
About Us
Linamar Corporation is a Canadian diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products across global industries & markets. From the entrepreneurial seeds planted by our dynamic founder to the support provided along the way, all Linamar employees are poised for success in this fast-paced and rapidly growing environment. With access to the tools, you need to succeed, you will make an impact along with other motivated and engaged people.
