Director, Global Supplier Quality

Overview

Forming Our Future together

Form Factor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle - from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Rooted in our core values - Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People - we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are welcomed and celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it s improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.

Shift: The regular hours for this position are day shift.

Job Description:

• Lead and scale the company s Global Supplier Quality capability across a diverse, international supply base supporting advanced semiconductor probe card manufacturing.
• Establish consistent supplier quality governance, disciplined execution, and measurable performance across regions to prevent quality escapes, reduce variability, and support predictable manufacturing and customer outcomes.
• Own supplier quality strategy, operating rhythm, and performance management, ensuring suppliers worldwide meet Form Factor s quality, compliance, and change control expectations while enabling business growth and supply continuity.

• Global Supplier Quality Governance — Define and deploy Form Factor s global supplier quality governance model, including standards, decision forums, escalation paths, and regional deployment.
• Ensure consistent application of supplier quality processes and expectations across regions and sites.
• Establish and review global supplier quality metrics, including escapes, SCAR performance, repeat issues, and risk trends, providing visibility to senior leadership.

• Facilitate regular supplier quality controls and data reviews with critical suppliers, leveraging SPC, control plans, audit results, and leading indicators.
• Ensure supplier data is used effectively to detect risk early and drive preventive actions.

• Lead supplier quality requirements for supplier selection and qualification globally, with particular focus on critical and high-risk suppliers.
• Serve as Change Control Board (CCB) lead for supplier-initiated changes (process, material, equipment, capacity), ensuring disciplined risk assessment, approval, and validation.
• Ensure consistent requalification and readiness following approved supplier changes.

• Drive rigor, consistency, and accountability in SCAR and 8D execution across the global supply base.
• Ensure root cause analyses address systemic issues and result in sustainable corrective actions.
• Track SCAR cycle time, effectiveness, and recurrence to continuously raise supplier performance.

• Lead global continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, variability, and recurring supplier issues.
• Promote prevention-based supplier quality practices over inspection-based containment.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing on supplier development and long-term performance improvement plans.

• Serve as the global Quality interface to Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Customer Quality, and Strategic Sourcing on supplier quality matters.
• Support customer interactions related to supplier quality performance, metrics, audits, and corrective actions, as required.

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
  • 12+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Systems within semiconductor, electronics, or advanced manufacturing environments.
  • 7+ years of people leadership experience, including managing managers or senior engineers in global or multi-site organizations.
  • Strong working knowledge of supplier audits, quality systems, manufacturing process controls, change control aligned with statistical-based qualification practices, corrective action processes, and structured problem solving.
  • Proven experience managing global suppliers and complex, international supply chains.
  • Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence across regions and functions.
  • ASQ or equivalent quality certifications (CQE, CQA, Six Sigma).
  • Experience in semiconductor manufacturing environments, including familiarity with precision electromechanical components and their associated manufacturing processes, quality controls and failure modes.
  • Demonstrated success building or scaling global supplier quality organizations and operating models with quantifiable business impact.

• Global, enterprise mindset with strong governance…