Director, Supplier Quality

At AGCO, our purpose is to provide farmer-focused solutions that sustainably feed our world. Every day, our teams work alongside farmers to deliver innovative machinery, smart technologies, and precision agriculture solutions that help increase productivity while reducing environmental impact.

Job Summary

The Director of Supplier Quality is responsible for leading AGCO's global supplier quality strategy, performance, and continuous improvement initiatives across the supply base. This role drives world-class supplier quality performance through robust APQP, PPAP, supplier development, supplier performance management, and supplier warranty recovery processes. The position is accountable for reducing supplier-related quality defects, warranty exposure, production disruptions, and cost of poor quality while enabling successful new product introductions and strategic sourcing initiatives.

A critical focus of this role is developing supplier capability in low-cost countries, improving supplier readiness for new product launches, and driving consistency of supplier quality systems and execution across all global regions. The Director will partner closely with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Integrity, and Regional Quality teams to improve supplier performance and ensure suppliers consistently meet AGCO's quality, delivery, and reliability expectations.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related field required.

Experience

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Product Integrity, or Supply Chain Quality.


• Demonstrated success leading global supplier quality organizations.


• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, and Root Cause Problem Solving.


• Experience driving supplier development programs in low-cost countries.


• Strong background in supplier performance management, warranty reduction, and supplier recovery.


• Experience supporting complex global manufacturing and new product introduction environments.

Preferred Certifications

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)


• ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE)


• Six Sigma Black Belt


• IATF 16949 Auditor Certification

What Success Looks Like 
 

Success in this role will be measured by the organization's ability to reduce supplier-related quality issues, improve launch readiness, strengthen supplier capability globally, accelerate PPAP and APQP effectiveness, maximize supplier warranty recovery, and deliver sustained improvements in supplier quality performance across AGCO's global supply base.