Director Supplier Development & Quality

About the Company

PROENERGY is an engineering, R&D, and manufacturing powerhouse addressing every need for fast-start power generation. The company specializes in turbine and package manufacturing, turnkey project execution, power purchase agreements, and asset lifecycle care for turbines and plants. PROENERGY delivers innovative aeroderivative solutions to energy challenges from worldwide centers of excellence.

With an investment of over $1 billion through 2028, PROENERGY operates key facilities including:

• A 600,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Manufacturing in Sedalia, Missouri, expanding by 40 percent.
• A 500,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Lifecycle Care in Houston, Texas, featuring a Level-IV depot and aero repair facility.
• An Engineering office in Kansas City supporting turnkey projects and contracted power.
• Worldwide service centers in Phoenix, Buenos Aires, New Brunswick, Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

PROENERGY offers competitive pay, excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance at minimal cost to employees, 10 paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401K plan.

About the Role

The Director, Supplier Development & Quality leads PROENERGY's global supplier quality and supplier development strategy. This role ensures a world-class supply base capable of supporting production, aftermarket services, new product introduction (NPI), and long-term business growth. Responsibilities include supplier qualification, manufacturing readiness, performance management, quality systems, risk mitigation, second-source development, and continuous improvement across the global supply network.

This leader collaborates with Strategic Sourcing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Planning to ensure suppliers deliver excellence in Quality, Delivery, and Operational Performance while upholding PROENERGY’s commitment to integrity, accountability, and partnership.

Responsibilities

Supplier Quality Leadership

• Develop and execute PROENERGY’s global Supplier Quality strategy.
• Lead the Supplier Quality Engineering organization.
• Establish standardized supplier quality processes, procedures, and governance.
• Drive supplier compliance with customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements.
• Ensure consistent execution of supplier qualification, validation, and approval processes.
• Develop supplier quality metrics and executive reporting.

Supplier Development

• Own the supplier capability assessment process for existing and prospective suppliers.
• Identify and close manufacturing capability gaps through structured development plans.
• Build supplier improvement roadmaps focused on quality, capacity, productivity, and delivery.
• Lead supplier recovery efforts for critical suppliers.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Own supplier quality execution across all NPI programs.
• Ensure supplier manufacturing readiness prior to production release.
• Lead supplier process validation and qualification activities.
• Establish supplier quality gates and readiness milestones.

Supplier Performance & Risk Management

• Develop and manage supplier scorecards.
• Lead Development and Quality business reviews with strategic suppliers.
• Drive proactive supplier risk management processes.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to reduce supply chain risk and single-source exposure.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Lead implementation of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and Process Capability methodologies.
• Drive scrap reduction, yield improvement, cycle-time reduction, delivery improvement, and cost optimization.
• Ensure timely and sustainable closure of supplier corrective actions.

Organizational Leadership

• Lead and develop Supplier Quality Engineers and Supplier Development Engineers.
• Build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and talent development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
• Experience supporting industrial gas turbines, power generation, rotating equipment, aerospace, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain leadership.
• 5+ years leading technical teams.
• Ability to travel globally (25–40%).
• Fluency in English with strong speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
• US work authorization (no visa sponsorship provided).
• Must pass State and Federal criminal history/security background check and pre-employment drug screen.

Work Locations

• 300 Executive Center Dr, Suite 101, Greenville, SC 29615
• 6401 North Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77041
• 11141 Overbrook Rd #202, Leawood, KS 66211
• 2001 Proenergy Blvd, Sedalia, MO 65301
• Remote (United States)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance at minimal cost to the employee.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• 401K plan.