Senior Director - Supplier Development

The Senior Director - Supplier Development will be responsible for building, strengthening, and transforming the supplier ecosystem to support business growth, quality excellence, cost optimization, and risk mitigation. This role will lead strategic supplier partnerships, drive localization and capability development initiatives, and work closely with procurement, manufacturing, quality, and R&D teams to ensure long-term supply resilience and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Define and execute supplier development strategy aligned with business and growth objectives

- Identify, onboard, and develop strategic suppliers to improve capability, capacity, quality, and cost competitiveness

- Lead supplier performance management including KPIs, scorecards, audits, and continuous improvement programs

- Drive localization, backward integration, and supplier risk mitigation initiatives

- Collaborate with procurement, quality, manufacturing, engineering, and R&D for supplier readiness and NPI support

- Lead cost reduction initiatives through value engineering, process improvements, and strategic sourcing collaboration

- Establish governance models for supplier relationships, contracts, and compliance

- Mentor and lead a high-performing supplier development and supplier quality team

- Ensure adherence to ESG, sustainability, and regulatory compliance standards across the supplier base