Director of Supplier Quality

Job overview

The Director of Supplier Quality role is an onsite, full-time position in Los Angeles, CA. Compensation is not specified. Divergent designs, manufactures, and assembles advanced systems for automotive, aerospace, and defense customers. The director leads the global supplier quality strategy and builds systems that ensure externally sourced components, materials, and services meet quality, reliability, and performance standards. The role strengthens supplier readiness and performance from prototype through production through governance, qualification, audits, corrective action, and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

• Develop supplier quality strategy, governance, and operating systems
• define supplier segmentation and qualification frameworks
• lead supplier risk assessments and audits
• oversee supplier-side APQP and PPAP
• manage supplier scorecards and improvement programs
• lead nonconformance resolution and corrective actions
• establish risk-based incoming inspection
• support new product introduction and cross-functional supplier quality coordination.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

supplier quality

director

quality strategy

supplier audits

apqp

ppap

corrective action

continuous improvement

manufacturing

los angeles ca

divergent

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Leadership scope spans prototype builds through full-rate production in an advanced manufacturing environment.

About the employer

Divergent is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing. Sector: 33.