Director of Quality - Supplier Development

About the role

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company is shaping the next generation of legendary motorcycles and rider experiences. Quality is foundational in everything we do. We are looking for bold leaders ready to join the ride and help us shape the future. The Director of Supplier Development Quality leads one of four foundational groups within the Quality Organization: Product Quality Supplier Development Quality Supplier Product Quality Manufacturing Quality. The position is responsible for establishing and executing Harley-Davidson's global supplier development quality strategy across Original Equipment Motorcycle (OE) and Parts & Accessories (P&A) products. This role leads a global organization focused on ensuring product requirements are translated into capable supplier manufacturing processes through effective APQP, PPAP, risk management, supplier audits, and production readiness activities. The Director is accountable for reducing launch risk, improving supplier capability, enhancing customer quality, and enabling world-class product reliability through proactive supplier engagement and process control. Beyond the Quality organization, this position collaborates closely with Global Supply Chain, Engineering, Service, Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing Operations, and Dealer & Customer Operations.

Responsibilities

• Drive Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) supplier activities while increasing supplier knowledge and accountability to H‑D’s Product Development Process (PDP).
• Confirm engineering design readiness by ensuring production quality requirements are clearly and robustly defined through DFMEA, Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), design drawings, and associated validation activities.
• Reduce product development rework and ensure successful product launches by developing and validating supplier manufacturing production process and control readiness (e.g., DFMEA to PFMEA connectivity, Control Plans, Gaging,