Manager, Supplier Quality Regional; Americas

Position: Manager, Supplier Quality Regional (Americas)
Published 05.29.2026

Company :
Safran Cabin Job field :
Purchasing Location :
Costa Mesa , California , United States Contract type :
Permanent Contract duration :
Full-time Required degree :
Bachelor's Degree Required experience :
More than 8 years Professional status :
Professional, Engineer & Manager Spoken language(s) :
English Fluent Salary range : $108,130 - $169,920# Published 05.29.2026

Job Description Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip.

Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Manager, Supplier Quality Regional, you'll play a pivotal part on our Purchasing team.

The Manager, Supplier Quality Regional (Americas) defines and implements the Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) process deployment and execution plan for Americas, in full accordance with Safran Cabin SQA & Quality objectives. This role manages the Safran Cabin Americas, SQA organization to protect the Divisions operations against any supplier's failure, via both adequate containment action, and preventative improvement plans. This role also manages the process of measuring and driving the supplier's ability to meet companies business needs so that supply base is composed of the best suppliers with capabilities to accompany the company's evolution.

This position contributes to our vision by:
1. Define the Supplier Quality improvement strategy and implement the subsequent roadmap to support corporate and divisional objectives.
2. Define the Americas supplier surveillance plan, taking into account past performance and product/program impact.
3. Implement relevant Supplier KPI's across the Cabin branch and in coordination with the respective Safran Cabin supplier performance managers, supervisors, buyers, quality groups.
4. Manage the Americas SQA organization to communicate and document Supplier Performance Targets to the appropriate executive level ain Supplier management's commitment to Targets.
5. Organize the monitoring of Suppliers progress towards the targets. Schedule regular and executive quality reviews with suppliers. Obtain suppliers management commitment of adequate resources to support quality performance recovery.
6. Embody the Safran Cabin quality system in front of the suppliers. Support the deployment of its philosophy among the Safran Cabin supply base, targeting key suppliers as major stakeholders. Manage the implementation of a consequent improvement plan based on quality performance results and anticipated supplier panel evolutions. Manage its deployment and implementation with the SQA team
7. Organize the collaboration between SQA organization and the SPM organization to obtain adequate compensation from suppliers in the case of non-performance.
8. Develop supplier maturity on problem solving and root cause corrective actions as well as supplier maturity on the First Article Inspection process
9. Deploy mitigation actions based on the monitoring level defined jointly with the SPM team.
10. Manage a regular communication flow with internal customers covering supplier performance status, recovery plans, and major development projects.
11. Manage the SQA quality management system for Safran Cabin Americas. Ensuring consistency of process deployment and accuracy of data across all relevant divisions.

Job Requirements Computer Skill:
Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Basic ERP knowledge.

Other

Skills:

Assertive and self-starting leader with the ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills

Good expertise in Quality and Lean techniques, coupled with the ability to drive successful supplier relationships

Demonstrable experience of managing and executing rapid recovery projects within the supply chain.

Collaborative mindset and strong leadership

Proven record of accomplishment of achieving overall total performance goals and improvement

Experience in Aerospace/Automotive business within an international company

Complete knowledge of the aeronautics quality requirements (AS9102, including FAIR, SNCR, Problem solving, PFMEA)
Lean 6 sigma knowledge is required

Proven record of interfacing with…