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Senior Supplier Quality Engineering Manager

Location: 

Samut Prakan, TH

Posting Date:  Apr 28, 2025
Job ID:  11950

About our group:

The Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) team is a key pillar of Seagate’s global Quality organization. Our mission is to ensure that the quality, reliability, and compliance of components and materials from our global suppliers meet or exceed Seagate’s high standards.
As part of a cross-functional and cross-regional team, we partner closely with CMT/Sourcing, Design Center, Product Engineering, and Operation to support both New Product Introduction (NPI) and Volume production. Our team is responsible for supplier qualification, quality systems development, audit execution, and continuous improvement.

About the role - you will:

  • Lead and develop a team of Supplier Quality Engineers and product segments
  • Build and execute supplier quality strategies aligned with business goals and roadmaps
  • Manage supplier audits, assessments, and qualifications to ensure capability and compliance
  • Resolve complex supplier quality issues, lead escalations, and drive systemic corrective and preventive actions
  • Collaborate with global teams to ensure smooth NPI transitions and process readiness at suppliers
  • Lead of continuous improvement and supplier development initiatives to elevate quality maturity
  • Represent Supplier Quality in leadership reviews and cross-functional planning discussions
  • Ensure adherence to global quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations

About you:

  • You are a strategic and hands-on leader with a passion for quality and a drive for better result.
  • You stand out for building relationships and fostering collaboration across global teams.
  • You combine strong technical judgment with business acumen and can influence at all levels of the organization.
  • You are customer-focused, data-driven, and thrive in a dynamic, high-impact environment.

Your experience includes:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Proven track record in supplier qualification, audit management, and quality improvement.
  • Deep knowledge of quality tools and methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, 8D, OSB, FMEA).
  • Strong understanding of international quality standards (ISO 9001, BCMS, etc.).
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to lead across cultures and geographies; travel as required.

Location:

Home to 4,000+ employees, our Teparuk site produces nano-recording heads, a crucial component of the read/write functionality of a hard disk drive. Our Teparuk facility is a fun and active site. Here at work you and your colleagues can grab breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks at our 24-7 on-site canteen and coffee shop. Get in a few laps around our running track or enjoy volleyball, ping pong, badminton or football through our on-site gymnasium and fitness center. We also offer music, dance and yoga activities. Enjoy many on-site festivals and celebrations as well as opportunities to give back to the local community.

 

Location: Teparuk Thailand
Travel: Up to 50%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Us

With more than four decades of storage innovation, Seagate empowers humanity to thrive in the data age and helps people and businesses navigate the ever-expanding data landscape. 

We craft precision-engineered, cutting-edge solutions that help the world store and manage exponential data growth.

Seagate is powered by our talented and passionate workforce of 29,000 employees across the globe who embody our core values: integrity, innovation, and inclusion. Striving towards excellence every single day, we show up with these values for our customers, business partners, shareholders, and communities alike.

Join us and get inspired to make a difference in the datasphere!

 

 

Seagate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, military and veteran status, or other status protected by applicable law.  We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. EEO Know Your Rights Poster 

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