Supplier Quality Specialist

Role Summary

Reporting to the Materials Manager and collaborating closely with Quality, you’ll manage day-to-day supplier quality interactions, support incoming verification, and keep our approved supplier base strong, compliant, and continuously improving.

What You’ll Do

• Supplier correspondence & containment: Lead communications with suppliers on NCR/NMCR and RMA requests; drive root-cause/corrective actions and timely closure, including documenting evidence and photographing defects for clear communication.
• Scorecards: Maintain supplier scorecards (with support from the Materials Manager), follow up on gaps, and track corrective actions.
• Supplier QMS reviews: Conduct supplier visits to review their QMS and follow up on action plans to align with AS9100D/ISO 9001 expectations.
• Approved Supplier List (ASL): Own onboarding, records, and periodic performance/compliance reviews to keep the ASL current.
• Incoming verification: Perform select incoming inspections, assist with material containment, and help review First Article Inspections (FAIs) and Certificates of Conformance (CoC) for incoming materials.
• Purchasing flow-downs: Support Purchasing to ensure supplier requirements are properly flowed down on purchase orders.
• Travel: Visit suppliers as needed - company vehicle on site for use of these visits.
• Be flexible to work with a variety of teams with in Wayne Wire, to build us for success.

What You’ll Bring

• Quality & Supplier Development: 1+ year in supplier quality or quality assurance within manufacturing; aerospace exposure is a plus. Solid RCA/CA methods (5 Whys/8D) and clear supplier communications. Working knowledge of AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 and QMS documentation practices.
• Purchasing/Sourcing Collaboration: Experience partnering with Purchasing/Sourcing on PO flow-downs, supplier selection/approval, and follow-through on NCR/RMA returns and chargebacks; comfortable discussing lead-time, quality, and cost trade-offs with suppliers (and reflecting outcomes on scorecards).
• Inspection Basics: Comfortable using measurement tools/microscopes and photographing defects to clearly convey findings to suppliers.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent (minimum); Associate’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Regulatory: Eligible to work with information controlled under ITAR.

Excel Proficiency (Entry to Mid-Level)

• Confident with PivotTables/PivotCharts, filters/slicers, and Conditional Formatting for trend and Pareto analysis.
• Comfortable with lookups such as XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH; using Text to Columns, Flash Fill, and Data Validation to clean and standardize supplier data.
• Able to build clean, reusable reports (e.g., supplier scorecards, NCR/RMA trackers) and summarize data for weekly reviews.

Physical & Work Requirements

• May sit for extended periods; ability to lift up to 50 lbs; frequent communication and visual acuity for inspections and documentation.

You should be proficient in:

• Customer Service
• Data Analysis and Manipulation
• AS9100
• ISO 9001 Certification Experience
• Non-conforming Product ID