Sr SQ Mgr Proactive Supplier Development

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Quality

Supplier Quality

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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Zuchwil, Switzerland

The Senior Manager, Supplier Development & Performance Management is a central, DePuy Synthes-level individual contributor within the Supplier Quality organization. This role provides strategic and technical leadership for supplier development, supplier performance management, and proactive risk reduction across the medical device supply base.

The position establishes and deploys a consistent, risk-based framework for identifying supplier capability gaps, prioritizing development opportunities, monitoring performance, and driving sustainable improvement. Working through influence in a complex matrix organization, the Senior Manager partners with Supplier Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Regulatory, Quality Systems, and business leaders to strengthen supplier capability, improve product quality and supply reliability, and protect patients and customers.

This role does not have direct reports but leads cross-functional teams, supplier improvement initiatives, and DePuy Synthes wide programs through technical credibility, data-driven decision-making, and effective stakeholder engagement.

• Develop and maintain the Depuy Synthes supplier development and performance management strategy, governance model, standard work, tools, and deployment roadmap.
• Establish risk-based criteria for supplier segmentation, capability assessment, development prioritization, and intervention.
• Translate business, quality, compliance, product, and supply risks into targeted supplier development plans.
• Lead deployment of proactive supplier development methods, including technical assessments, process maturity reviews, robust process evaluations, capability improvement, quality culture development, and supplier training.
• Create scalable playbooks, templates, training materials, and best practices that enable consistent execution across business units, regions, and supplier categories.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for supplier development, supplier performance management, and proactive supplier quality improvement.

• Define and maintain supplier development & performance measures, scorecards, dashboards, governance routines, and escalation criteria.
• Analyze supplier data to identify adverse trends, systemic risks, recurring failure modes, and opportunities for early intervention.
• Facilitate periodic supplier performance reviews with Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and…