Supply Chain Quality Manager

Responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving the Supply Chain Quality function to ensure suppliers meet quality, safety, reliability, regulatory, and performance requirements. This role will build and mature a customer-focused service organization, develop a high-performing team, and partner with key stakeholders to drive supplier performance, risk mitigation, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Supply Chain Quality strategy, operating model, and governance framework that delivers value to internal stakeholders.
• Establish performance metrics, service standards, and continuous improvement objectives.
• Develop strong relationships and gain alignment with key stakeholders across the business.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for supplier quality and quality management practices.
• Lead supplier qualification, audits, performance monitoring, and development programs.
• Drive corrective actions, root-cause analysis, and supplier improvement initiatives.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Supply Chain Quality team.
• Establish an effective Supply Chain Quality service model.
• Improve supplier quality performance and accountability.
• Reduce supplier-related quality risks and incidents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s degree preferred or equivalent as defined in experience requirements.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality Management, Supply Chain Quality, Supplier Quality or related field, with extensive experience in process optimization and leadership roles; (Or) 14 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Demonstrated business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.
• Demonstrated success at facilitating processes for complex issues.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally within the organization.
• Ability to present at varying levels of the organization, including senior executive management.
• Capable of using various forms of media for presentations.
• Willingness to travel to supplier, manufacturing, operational, and project sites as required.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

Pay

Expected Salary Range: $137,000.00 - $147,000.00 (USD). Compensation Range: $136,539.00 - $177,503.00.

Schedule

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: Sedentary Work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.