About the role
AI summarisedSenior Manager Supplier Quality APAC at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, leading supplier quality performance across the APAC region for power generation, marine, and industrial applications. The role involves strategic and operational supplier quality leadership, supplier development, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure quality standards in mission-critical environments.
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Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute APAC supplier quality strategy aligned with global standards and business objectives
- Establish governance frameworks, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms for supplier performance
- Drive supplier capability improvement across manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, fabrication, and electrical integration
- Lead supplier audits, qualification, and approval processes
- Manage supplier performance through structured scorecards and reviews
- Identify high-risk suppliers and lead recovery plans to stabilize quality and delivery performance
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for critical supplier issues
- Support escalation management across the supply chain
- Ensure supplier compliance with Rolls-Royce standards and applicable regulatory requirements
- Apply structured quality methodologies (e.g. APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D)
- Support new product introduction and industrialization activities
- Partner with Engineering, Procurement, and Operations teams on supplier selection and performance management
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline
- Significant experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or supplier development within industrial or engineering environments
- Experience working with products or systems such as: Power generation equipment, Diesel or gas engines, Generator sets or distributed energy systems, Heavy industrial or mechanical equipment
- Proven track record in: Supplier audits, qualification, and performance management, Managing supplier quality issues and driving resolution, Working with cross-functional stakeholders in complex environments
- Strong knowledge of: Quality methodologies (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, Lean Six Sigma), Manufacturing processes (e.g. machining, casting, welding, assembly, electrical systems)
- Experience working across multiple markets in APAC is advantageous
- Experience gained in industries such as power generation, energy systems, heavy equipment, marine, or industrial manufacturing will be advantageous