Supplier Quality Manager
Neptune Technology Group · Tallassee, AL
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Travel
- 20%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Neptune Technology Group (industrial) in Tallassee, AL. Own the supplier quality program across mechanical and electrical commodity categories.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PPAP, CAPA, Supplier quality
- Day to day
- about 20% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $75k–$113k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 40 quality engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 39 other live quality postings in Alabama.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $75k–$113k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 50%
- Six Sigma 30%
- ✓ Team leadership 30%
- AS9100 28%
- ✓ Supplier quality 28%
- FMEA 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Neptune Technology Group in Tallassee
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Responsibilities
- ◆Own the supplier quality program across mechanical and electrical commodity categories.
- ◆Lead supplier qualification, onboarding, and PPAP/FAI approval for new and changed components.
- ◆Plan and execute supplier audits: ISO compliance, process capability, and on-site assessments.
- ◆Manage the Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) process from issuance through closure verification.
- ◆Monitor supplier performance metrics (PPM, on-time quality) and drive improvement programs.
- ◆Manage incoming quality hold, MRB, and disposition decisions with site QC Managers.
- ◆Provide supplier quality input during NPI, sourcing, and material specification development.
- ◆Develop and maintain the Approved Supplier List (ASL) in partnership with procurement.
- ◆Drive supplier process control, change notification compliance, and risk mitigation.
- ◆Lead cost-of-poor-quality recovery and supplier accountability for nonconforming material.
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field.
- ✓3+ years' experience in supplier quality, quality engineering, or a supplier-facing technical role within a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Demonstrated experience managing supplier qualification, audits, and corrective action processes.
- ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort leading supplier audits, SCAR reviews, and supplier performance reviews on-site or virtually.
- ✓Sound, defensible judgment in MRB and material disposition decisions.
- ✓Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to respectfully engage and influence suppliers and internal partners across Procurement, Engineering, and Operations.
- ✓Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Experience in the water metering, utility, or electronics manufacturing industry.
- ✓Familiarity with PPAP/FAI approval processes and ISO-based supplier audit methodology.
- ✓Working knowledge of root-cause analysis and corrective action (CAR/CAPA) processes.
- ✓Proficiency with quality/supplier tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Windchill, or equivalent QMS/SRM tools).
- ✓Highly motivated, hands-on, and able to work with minimal supervision.
Travel
Requirements
and Work Environment
- ✓Typically requires overnight travel 20% – 50% of the time.
- ✓This role is work office based. Flexible and/or remote working options may be considered and are reviewed/approved by management.
- ✓Periodic travel to RoperMex and key supplier sites required.
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Description
As part of Neptune's commitment to excellence and continuous improvement, we are adding a Supplier Quality Manager to the Quality organization. This role owns the quality of incoming materials and components across the supply base — qualifying suppliers, driving supplier corrective action and performance improvement, and protecting production lines from defective purchased parts.
This is its own standalone function within Quality, working closely with Procurement/Sourcing, Engineering, and site QC Managers on supplier qualification, incoming quality, and corrective action decisions.