Supplier Quality Leader

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Supplier Quality Leader

Employment Type: Full-Time

Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Matt Morningstar

Location: Orlando, Florida

Why Regal?

For over five decades, Regal Boats has been a beacon of excellence in the boating industry. As a family-owned and operated company since 1969, we take immense pride in our tradition of craftsmanship and quality. With a dedicated team of 600+ skilled members, we have continued to innovate and build stunning 20-50 foot boats that embody the essence of luxury and performance.

What sets Regal Boats apart is our status as a privately owned company, allowing us to stay true to our values and focus on our team members. We believe in the power of nurturing our team, fostering a culture of growth, and offering advancement opportunities. At Regal Boats, your passion for boating and dedication will be rewarded with a fulfilling and dynamic career journey.

Our Purpose: Honor God & Enrich Lives.

Our Mission: With God’s help, we will develop an exceptional team dedicated to enriching lives and providing an awesome boating experience.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary

The Supplier Quality Leader is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing Regal’s supplier quality strategy to ensure components and materials meet or exceed engineering, production, and customer expectations. This leadership role drives supplier performance improvement, fosters strong partnerships, and leads cross-functional initiatives to resolve quality concerns at the root cause. The Supplier Quality Leader will play a key role in maintaining Regal’s commitment to craftsmanship, performance, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Lead Regal’s supplier quality program, establishing metrics, standards, and processes to ensure supplier-provided products meet Regal specifications and industry standards.
2. Develop and maintain a Supplier Quality Scorecard to track performance, trends, and progress toward improvement.
3. Coach and mentor internal quality team members and provide technical guidance to cross-functional partners.
4. Collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, and Production to select, evaluate, and qualify suppliers.
5. Lead the Discrepant Material Report (DMR) process, ensuring timely resolution of quality issues and recovery of costs where applicable.
6. Oversee the Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) process, driving timely, effective corrective and preventive actions.
7. Facilitate Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations, ensuring systemic fixes and preventing recurrence.
8. Conduct supplier audits and site visits to verify quality systems, manufacturing practices, and adherence to standards.
9. Drive proactive supplier development initiatives, including training, capability building, and process improvement.
10. Present supplier performance updates and key quality metrics to executive leadership.
11. Lead weekly supplier quality meetings to address open issues, trends, and long-term improvement opportunities.
12. Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards and other relevant quality frameworks.

Required Qualifications

1. Strong knowledge of supplier quality management, manufacturing processes, and root cause analysis methodologies.
2. Experience in leading teams and managing supplier relationships.
3. Proven ability to analyze data, develop actionable insights, and present to senior leadership.
4. Skilled in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications.
5. Familiarity with DMR, SCAR, RCCA, PPAP, FAI, or similar quality tools.
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
7. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience with ERP and quality management systems preferred.
8. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
2. 5+ years of experience in a supplier quality leadership role.
3. Experience in the marine, automotive, aerospace, or similar manufacturing environment.
4. Knowledge of ISO 9001 or AS9100 standards.
5. Experience leading supplier audits and implementing supplier development programs.
6. Technical certifications such as Six Sigma, ASQ CQE, or CQA.

Work Environment
Must be able to work in a non-climate-controlled environment where ambient air temperature can exceed outside air temperature, reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit at times.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to bend at the waist and knees and stand for extended periods of time. The employee is frequently required to climb into and out of the boats using stairs. The employee must frequently be able to lift 50 pounds, work 10-hour days with most of the time being on their feet, and work overtime, whether planned or unplanned.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

Regal Marine Industries, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Regal Marine Industries, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Regal Marine Industries, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Regal Marine Industries, Inc.’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

This job offer is contingent upon passing a mandatory pre-employment drug test and the receipt of background results that are in compliance with the current company policy.