Leads, develops, and empowers the Galway Supplier Quality team to deliver exceptional results through coaching, mentoring, and talent development initiatives. Serves as the primary representative for Global Supplier Quality at...
Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads, develops, and empowers the Galway Supplier Quality team to deliver exceptional results through coaching, mentoring, and talent development initiatives.
- Serves as the primary representative for Global Supplier Quality at the Galway site, ensuring alignment with global sourcing strategies, corporate objectives and on the Regional Supplier Quality Management team.
- Provides strategic direction on supplier quality programs, driving excellence in supplier performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Builds and sustains strong partnerships with suppliers, internal manufacturing, and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve business and quality goals.
- Maintains accountability for product quality decisions, including the assessment and disposition of non-conforming materials from suppliers.
- Champions a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and operational excellence across supplier quality processes and systems.
- Demonstrates effective change leadership, proactively managing transformation initiatives to strengthen quality performance and supplier collaboration.
- Monitors and reports key supplier quality metrics and trends, implementing data-driven actions to mitigate risk and improve overall supplier capability.
- Acts as a key contributor in supplier audits, escalations, and customer complaint investigations, ensuring timely resolution and systemic corrective actions.
- Promotes an inclusive, entrepreneurial work environment that empowers team members and reinforces Boston Scientific’s vision, values, and commitment to patient safety and quality.
- Drive compliance with Quality Policy and Supplier Quality standards.
- Lead and develop a professional team, set priorities, allocate resources, and establish operating policies.
- Resolve complex technical and organizational issues; develop and implement solutions with broad impact.
- Influence decisions internally and externally; communicate technical information in clear business terms.
- Accountable for business results, project planning, and achievement of SQP-level goals through leadership and mentorship.
Education & Experience:
- Level 8 Honors Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline such as Science or Engineering. (STEM)
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in manufacturing operations, supplier quality, or engineering, including people management and leadership responsibility.
- Proven record of leading teams, with demonstrated ability to build high-performing, inclusive, and accountable organizations.
- Strong technical foundation with, demonstrated logical decision-making focused on product quality and patient safety.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and influence internal and external stakeholders, to drive alignment and commitment