Senior Director of Supplier Quality

Job Description You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At AMS, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The World.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. Nashua, NH is an hour northwest of Boston with all the cultural offerings and professional sports team of city life, and less than two hours from skiing and the New Hampshire Seacoast. Explore Life in New Hampshire | BAE Systems Role Summary BAE Systems is seeking a high-impact Senior Leader of Supplier Quality to drive the development and oversight of a high-performing, resilient supply chain. This role is critical to the enterprise in driving quality, affordability, and efficiency. Beyond traditional quality oversight, this leader will act as a strategic catalyst, integrating commercial-sector agility into the defense environment to diversify the supplier base, improve delivery predictability, and instill a rigorous culture of supplier accountability. Strategic Mandates Commercial-to-Defense Integration: Leverage a deep network of commercial-sector vendors to break reliance on legacy defense suppliers. The candidate must bring "commercial-grade" sourcing knowledge to identify and onboard new, innovative suppliers. Supply Base Resilience: Architect and execute a strategy to build and control a resilient, multi-source supply chain, specifically addressing the challenges of low-cost regions and reducing single-source dependencies. Upstream Quality Influence: Partner with Engineering to vet suppliers earlier in the design phase. Transition the Supplier Quality group from a "checkpoint" to a strategic advisor that helps identify and qualify key new capable suppliers. Rigorous Accountability: Implement a "Commercial Mindset" regarding supplier performance, utilizing pass-through cost models and strict performance metrics to hold partners accountable for Quality, Delivery, and Cost (QDC). Key Responsibilities Organizational Leadership: Lead a geographically diverse team of ~300 professionals. Develop a pipeline of leaders expert in quality science and "Zero Defect" tools to prevent problems from initial sourcing. Oversight & Model Design: Implement Supply Chain oversight models and strategic commodity plans. Integrate Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP/PPAP) and AS9145 standards within a long-cycle business environment. Operational Excellence: Drive robust Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) and mistake-proofing initiatives. Leverage Quality 4.0, IoT, and AI to enable data-driven problem solving and value creation. Stakeholder Management: Act as a visible, collaborative leader capable of diffusing high-tension situations and building trust with internal functional organizations, regulatory agencies, and global partner communities. Leadership Profile The ideal candidate is a "Strategic Operator", someone who can design a global supply chain strategy at the enterprise level but is willing to be hands-on in resolving tactical, day-to-day challenges. They should possess the technical credibility of an engineer, the financial acumen of a commercial executive, and the leadership agility to act as a driver, coach, and mentor. Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotel…

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