Supplier Quality Program Manager
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions). Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have:
- About the role: The description includes a paragraph about role: "The Supplier Quality Program Manager serves as the division-level leader..." That's about the role. So we can have
About the role
with containing that paragraph.
- Responsibilities: There's a list of responsibilities after "Responsibilities". We can create
Responsibilities
with - each bullet.
- Skills: There's "Essential Skills" and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Could combine into Skills section? The instruction says use headings like Skills, Qualifications, etc. We could have separate sections: Skills (Essential Skills) and Qualifications (Additional Skills & Qualifications). Or combine. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine essential and additional into one Skills section? But they are distinct: essential skills (requirements) and additional skills & qualifications (preferred). Could have two sections: Requirements (essential skills) and Qualifications (additional). The headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide.
We have:
Essential Skills: list of bullet-like sentences (but not bullet formatted). They are sentences separated by periods. We can turn each into
- .
Additional Skills & Qualifications: also list of bullet-like sentences.
We could have:
Requirements
with for essential skills.
Qualifications
with for additional skills & qualifications.
Alternatively, we could have a single Skills section combining both, but that may lose distinction. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having two sections is okay if both have substantive content. We'll do Requirements and Qualifications.
Pay: The posting includes "Pay And Benefits" with pay range and mention of benefits: "Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc". So we have Pay and Benefits info. So we should include Pay section (maybe also Benefits). The instruction says include Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections only if posting actually states them. It does state pay range and benefits. So we can have Pay
with containing the pay range sentence. And
Benefits
with listing benefits.
Schedule: Not mentioned besides travel 15% domestic, but schedule not given (like full-time, shift). There's "Work Environment" includes travel percentage, but not schedule like full-time/part-time. The instruction says do not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does not state schedule (like hours). So omit Schedule.
Work Environment: Could be a section but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Work Environment not listed, so we should not create a heading for it. However we could incorporate its content into About the role or maybe into Responsibilities? But we must preserve all substantive information. We cannot drop it. We need to include it somewhere. Since Work Environment is not an allowed heading, we could embed it as a paragraph under About the role or maybe under Responsibilities? The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying those are examples, but likely we should only use those headings. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't forbid other headings, but the examples given are those. Safer to stick to those headings and embed other info under appropriate sections.
We can put Work Environment details under About the role (maybe as an additional paragraph). Or we could create a Skills section? No.
Better: Add a paragraph under About the role that includes the work environment description.
Also there is "Job Type & Location" (Permanent position based out of Fairport, NY). That's substantive. Could be placed under About the role as well.
Also "Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Fairport,NY." That's location detail.
Also "Application Deadline" etc is boilerplate? It's not application instructions? It's a date; but it's not about the job itself; could be considered metadata. The instruction says remove application instructions. The deadline is maybe considered application instruction? It's about when to apply. Likely we should remove it.
Also "About Actalent" and legal boilerplate should be removed.
Thus we need to extract:
- About the role: The initial paragraph describing role.
- Responsibilities: list of responsibilities.
- Requirements: Essential Skills list.
- Qualifications: Additional Skills & Qualifications list.
- Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc.
- Pay: Pay range.
Potentially also include location and job type under About the role.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers (none present).
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, etc.
Now format.
We'll produce:
About the role
The Supplier Quality Program Manager serves as the division-level leader for developing, implementing, and governing a standardized Supplier Quality Management (SQM) operating model across all Advanced Optics sites. This role owns the supplier quality strategy, framework, standards, metrics, governance, and continuous improvement roadmap needed to build a consistent, high-performing supplier quality program. The position establishes and maintains a common operating model for supplier qualification, incoming inspection, defect management, supplier corrective actions, supplier performance monitoring, escalation, and supplier development. The role focuses on reducing site-to-site variability, improving supplier accountability, and increasing enterprise-wide visibility into supplier quality risks and performance trends, while partnering closely with Global Supply Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Site Quality teams. This is a Permanent position based out of Fairport, NY. The role operates within a manufacturing-focused environment supporting Advanced Optics sites and requires close collaboration with global supply management, procurement, engineering, operations, and quality teams. The position involves approximately 15% travel, primarily domestic, to visit supplier locations and internal manufacturing sites for audits, qualification, development activities, and cross-site alignment. Work is largely office-based with regular interaction with production and quality operations, and involves extensive use of documentation, dashboards, and standard templates to manage supplier performance and reporting. The environment emphasizes structured project execution, continuous improvement, and cross-functional teamwork, supported by established quality systems and governance frameworks. Workplace type is fully onsite in Fairport, NY.
But we need to avoid too long paragraph? It's okay.
Now Responsibilities:
We have list after "Responsibilities". Let's capture each sentence as bullet.
Original:
Lead the development, implementation, and governance of the Supplier Quality Management program across all Advanced Optics sites, establishing a standardized operating model for supplier quality processes, metrics, and performance management.
Create, implement, and maintain enterprise supplier quality standards and processes, including supplier defect management, incoming inspection data requirements, corrective action expectations, escalation pathways, and reporting practices.
Develop and sustain supplier quality KPIs, scorecards, and reporting mechanisms that provide clear visibility into supplier performance, quality trends, and business risk.
Partner cross-functionally with Global Supply Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Site Quality teams to drive supplier accountability, improve supplier capability, and reduce supplier-related quality issues.
Lead the escalation and structured resolution of critical supplier quality issues, ensuring timely containment, effective corrective action, and appropriate leadership visibility.
Monitor supplier quality performance across sites to identify systemic issues, standardization opportunities, and continuous improvement priorities.
Support supplier qualification, audit, and supplier development activities to strengthen performance and ensure alignment with quality system expectations.
Develop, maintain, and improve documentation, tools, and training materials required to sustain consistent execution of the supplier quality program across the division.
Drive continuous improvement of supplier quality processes and workflows, promoting best practices and standardization across multiple manufacturing sites or business units.
Serve as a hands-on subject matter expert in supplier quality, providing guidance, coaching, and support to site teams on defect management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and performance monitoring.
We'll put each as - .
Now Requirements (Essential Skills):
List:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical or business field.
- 7+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or closely related roles.
- Prior program management or cross-functional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience driving quality improvement across multiple manufacturing sites or business units.
- Strong expertise in supplier quality management, including supplier corrective actions, incoming quality, defect management, and supplier performance monitoring.
- Hands-on experience with supplier quality programs supporting multiple sites.
- Proficiency in supplier quality practices such as supplier evaluation, audits, and corrective and preventive action management.
- Strong capability in quality assurance, quality processes, and performance management.
- Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Supply Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Quality.
We'll bullet each.
Now Qualifications (Additional Skills & Qualifications):
List:
- Experience in Optics, Semiconductor, Aerospace/Defense, Medical Device, or Automotive industries is highly beneficial.
- Lean or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) or demonstrated equivalent capability is preferred.
- Project management experience, including development of project charters, milestone planning, stage-gate processes, and disciplined execution across cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience improving workflow and reporting processes through standardized templates, controlled documentation, dashboards, and lightweight automation tools.
- Ability to design and manage supplier quality KPIs, scorecards, and reporting mechanisms.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to influence and align diverse teams around supplier quality objectives.
- Ability to develop and deliver training materials and tools to support consistent execution of supplier quality processes.
Now Benefits:
From "Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc". Also maybe mention variable components with two bonus structures tied to individual performance and overall company performance. That's part of compensation but could be in Pay section. Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives.
We'll put as
Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc.
Now Pay:
"The pay range for this position is $101000.00 - $141000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors."
We'll put as The pay range for this position is $101,000.00 - $141,000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
We should format numbers with commas
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions). Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - About the role: The description includes a paragraph about role: "The Supplier Quality Program Manager serves as the division-level leader..." That's about the role. So we can have
About the role
withcontaining that paragraph. - Responsibilities: There's a list of responsibilities after "Responsibilities". We can create
Responsibilities
with- each bullet. - Skills: There's "Essential Skills" and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Could combine into Skills section? The instruction says use headings like Skills, Qualifications, etc. We could have separate sections: Skills (Essential Skills) and Qualifications (Additional Skills & Qualifications). Or combine. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine essential and additional into one Skills section? But they are distinct: essential skills (requirements) and additional skills & qualifications (preferred). Could have two sections: Requirements (essential skills) and Qualifications (additional). The headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide. We have: Essential Skills: list of bullet-like sentences (but not bullet formatted). They are sentences separated by periods. We can turn each into
- .
Additional Skills & Qualifications: also list of bullet-like sentences.
We could have:
Requirements
with- for essential skills.
- .
Now Requirements (Essential Skills):
List:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical or business field.
- 7+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or closely related roles.
- Prior program management or cross-functional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience driving quality improvement across multiple manufacturing sites or business units.
- Strong expertise in supplier quality management, including supplier corrective actions, incoming quality, defect management, and supplier performance monitoring.
- Hands-on experience with supplier quality programs supporting multiple sites.
- Proficiency in supplier quality practices such as supplier evaluation, audits, and corrective and preventive action management.
- Strong capability in quality assurance, quality processes, and performance management.
- Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Supply Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Quality.
We'll bullet each.
Now Qualifications (Additional Skills & Qualifications):
List:
- Experience in Optics, Semiconductor, Aerospace/Defense, Medical Device, or Automotive industries is highly beneficial.
- Lean or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) or demonstrated equivalent capability is preferred.
- Project management experience, including development of project charters, milestone planning, stage-gate processes, and disciplined execution across cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience improving workflow and reporting processes through standardized templates, controlled documentation, dashboards, and lightweight automation tools.
- Ability to design and manage supplier quality KPIs, scorecards, and reporting mechanisms.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to influence and align diverse teams around supplier quality objectives.
- Ability to develop and deliver training materials and tools to support consistent execution of supplier quality processes.
Now Benefits:
From "Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc". Also maybe mention variable components with two bonus structures tied to individual performance and overall company performance. That's part of compensation but could be in Pay section. Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives.
We'll put as
Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc.
Now Pay: "The pay range for this position is $101000.00 - $141000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors." We'll put asThe pay range for this position is $101,000.00 - $141,000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
We should format numbers with commas
Qualifications
with- for additional skills & qualifications.
Alternatively, we could have a single Skills section combining both, but that may lose distinction. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having two sections is okay if both have substantive content. We'll do Requirements and Qualifications.
Pay: The posting includes "Pay And Benefits" with pay range and mention of benefits: "Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc". So we have Pay and Benefits info. So we should include Pay section (maybe also Benefits). The instruction says include Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections only if posting actually states them. It does state pay range and benefits. So we can have
Pay
withcontaining the pay range sentence. And
Benefits
withlisting benefits. Schedule: Not mentioned besides travel 15% domestic, but schedule not given (like full-time, shift). There's "Work Environment" includes travel percentage, but not schedule like full-time/part-time. The instruction says do not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does not state schedule (like hours). So omit Schedule. Work Environment: Could be a section but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Work Environment not listed, so we should not create a heading for it. However we could incorporate its content into About the role or maybe into Responsibilities? But we must preserve all substantive information. We cannot drop it. We need to include it somewhere. Since Work Environment is not an allowed heading, we could embed it as a paragraph under About the role or maybe under Responsibilities? The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying those are examples, but likely we should only use those headings. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't forbid other headings, but the examples given are those. Safer to stick to those headings and embed other info under appropriate sections. We can put Work Environment details under About the role (maybe as an additional paragraph). Or we could create a Skills section? No. Better: Add a paragraph under About the role that includes the work environment description. Also there is "Job Type & Location" (Permanent position based out of Fairport, NY). That's substantive. Could be placed under About the role as well. Also "Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Fairport,NY." That's location detail. Also "Application Deadline" etc is boilerplate? It's not application instructions? It's a date; but it's not about the job itself; could be considered metadata. The instruction says remove application instructions. The deadline is maybe considered application instruction? It's about when to apply. Likely we should remove it. Also "About Actalent" and legal boilerplate should be removed. Thus we need to extract: - About the role: The initial paragraph describing role. - Responsibilities: list of responsibilities. - Requirements: Essential Skills list. - Qualifications: Additional Skills & Qualifications list. - Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc. - Pay: Pay range. Potentially also include location and job type under About the role. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers (none present). We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, etc. Now format. We'll produce:
About the role
The Supplier Quality Program Manager serves as the division-level leader for developing, implementing, and governing a standardized Supplier Quality Management (SQM) operating model across all Advanced Optics sites. This role owns the supplier quality strategy, framework, standards, metrics, governance, and continuous improvement roadmap needed to build a consistent, high-performing supplier quality program. The position establishes and maintains a common operating model for supplier qualification, incoming inspection, defect management, supplier corrective actions, supplier performance monitoring, escalation, and supplier development. The role focuses on reducing site-to-site variability, improving supplier accountability, and increasing enterprise-wide visibility into supplier quality risks and performance trends, while partnering closely with Global Supply Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Site Quality teams. This is a Permanent position based out of Fairport, NY. The role operates within a manufacturing-focused environment supporting Advanced Optics sites and requires close collaboration with global supply management, procurement, engineering, operations, and quality teams. The position involves approximately 15% travel, primarily domestic, to visit supplier locations and internal manufacturing sites for audits, qualification, development activities, and cross-site alignment. Work is largely office-based with regular interaction with production and quality operations, and involves extensive use of documentation, dashboards, and standard templates to manage supplier performance and reporting. The environment emphasizes structured project execution, continuous improvement, and cross-functional teamwork, supported by established quality systems and governance frameworks. Workplace type is fully onsite in Fairport, NY.
But we need to avoid too long paragraph? It's okay. Now Responsibilities: We have list after "Responsibilities". Let's capture each sentence as bullet. Original: Lead the development, implementation, and governance of the Supplier Quality Management program across all Advanced Optics sites, establishing a standardized operating model for supplier quality processes, metrics, and performance management. Create, implement, and maintain enterprise supplier quality standards and processes, including supplier defect management, incoming inspection data requirements, corrective action expectations, escalation pathways, and reporting practices. Develop and sustain supplier quality KPIs, scorecards, and reporting mechanisms that provide clear visibility into supplier performance, quality trends, and business risk. Partner cross-functionally with Global Supply Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Site Quality teams to drive supplier accountability, improve supplier capability, and reduce supplier-related quality issues. Lead the escalation and structured resolution of critical supplier quality issues, ensuring timely containment, effective corrective action, and appropriate leadership visibility. Monitor supplier quality performance across sites to identify systemic issues, standardization opportunities, and continuous improvement priorities. Support supplier qualification, audit, and supplier development activities to strengthen performance and ensure alignment with quality system expectations. Develop, maintain, and improve documentation, tools, and training materials required to sustain consistent execution of the supplier quality program across the division. Drive continuous improvement of supplier quality processes and workflows, promoting best practices and standardization across multiple manufacturing sites or business units. Serve as a hands-on subject matter expert in supplier quality, providing guidance, coaching, and support to site teams on defect management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and performance monitoring. We'll put each as - .
Now Requirements (Essential Skills):
List:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical or business field.
- 7+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or closely related roles.
- Prior program management or cross-functional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience driving quality improvement across multiple manufacturing sites or business units.
- Strong expertise in supplier quality management, including supplier corrective actions, incoming quality, defect management, and supplier performance monitoring.
- Hands-on experience with supplier quality programs supporting multiple sites.
- Proficiency in supplier quality practices such as supplier evaluation, audits, and corrective and preventive action management.
- Strong capability in quality assurance, quality processes, and performance management.
- Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Supply Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and Quality.
We'll bullet each.
Now Qualifications (Additional Skills & Qualifications):
List:
- Experience in Optics, Semiconductor, Aerospace/Defense, Medical Device, or Automotive industries is highly beneficial.
- Lean or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) or demonstrated equivalent capability is preferred.
- Project management experience, including development of project charters, milestone planning, stage-gate processes, and disciplined execution across cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience improving workflow and reporting processes through standardized templates, controlled documentation, dashboards, and lightweight automation tools.
- Ability to design and manage supplier quality KPIs, scorecards, and reporting mechanisms.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to influence and align diverse teams around supplier quality objectives.
- Ability to develop and deliver training materials and tools to support consistent execution of supplier quality processes.
Now Benefits:
From "Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives, etc". Also maybe mention variable components with two bonus structures tied to individual performance and overall company performance. That's part of compensation but could be in Pay section. Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Bonus Incentives.
We'll put as