Supplier Quality Manager
Listed on 2026-07-08
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Quality Engineering, QA Specialist - Analyst/Manager, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Now Hiring:
Supplier Quality Manager for NAPA Auto Parts
LOCATION- Atlanta, GA (Cumberland/Vinings)- 4 days in office / 1 day remote
NAPA
, a trusted Fortune 200 industry leader with over 100 years of innovation and operational excellence, continues to set the standard in the automotive aftermarket through its commitment to product quality, supplier performance, and customer satisfaction.
The Supplier Quality Manager is a critical leader within NAPA's Product Engineering, Quality & Compliance organization, responsible for driving supplier quality performance, reducing warranty costs, and advancing continuous improvement initiatives across a global supplier network. This role serves as a key liaison between suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment on quality standards, product performance, and customer expectations.
This highly visible leadership position offers the opportunity to significantly influence NAPA's product quality performance, supplier development efforts, warranty reduction initiatives, and long‑term quality strategy.
As NAPA continues to evolve and strengthen its Supplier Quality organization, this role will play a key leadership role in building and transforming the function for the future. The Supplier Quality Manager will be responsible not only for driving current supplier quality performance, but also for evaluating existing processes, systems, resources, and organizational capabilities to identify opportunities for improvement and long‑term scalability.
This leader will help shape the future vision of the function by developing new processes, implementing best practices, and advocating for the resources necessary to support NAPA's continued growth and quality objectives.
NAPA Auto Parts distributes automotive replacement parts, accessories, and service items throughout the U.S. More than 800,000 parts are sold under the NAPA brand, as well as Key National Brands. NAPA is widely recognized for quality parts, service, and knowledgeable people, with 20,000+ employees throughout the United States. Its stores and distribution centers sell to both the retail and commercial automotive aftermarket customers covering all domestic and foreign motor vehicle models.
NAPA is a leading automotive aftermarket distributor and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC), a $23.5B global distribution leader known for its financial strength, operational excellence, and long‑term growth.
GPC recently announced plans to separate its Automotive and Industrial businesses into two independent public companies by 2027, with NAPA becoming the standalone Automotive platform. This strategic separation will enable sharper focus, increased agility, and targeted investment within each business, positioning NAPA to accelerate growth and innovation across the automotive aftermarket.
NAPA’s culture is strengthened by a commitment to diversity and inclusion. The goal is to create a culture where they value, respect, and provide fair treatment and equal opportunities for all employees.
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe Supplier Quality Manager plays a critical role in ensuring supplier quality excellence and continuous improvement across NAPA's global supplier network. This leader will oversee both "upstream" supplier quality initiatives and "downstream" field quality activities, requiring expertise in supplier quality systems, manufacturing processes, warranty analysis, and customer complaint resolution.
Specific functions and responsibilities include:
- Lead NAPA's Supplier Quality Assurance function, ensuring suppliers consistently meet quality standards, customer expectations, and performance objectives
- Develop and execute supplier quality strategies, policies, processes, and performance metrics that support business goals and improve supplier performance
- Own supplier development initiatives and supplier performance management, including establishing supplier KPIs, monitoring quality performance, and driving accountability throughout the supply base
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective action activities for supplier quality issues, including supplier visits,…
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