Director of Supply Chain Quality

The role

The Director of Supply Chain Quality owns the end-to-end quality function. You will lead Supplier Quality and Contract Manufacturing Quality teams to manage quality across the supply chain.

What you will do

• Lead and develop the Supplier Quality and Contract Manufacturing Quality teams
• Build the culture of the quality function
• Set clear accountability between the two teams
• Own the development and ongoing maintenance of quality assurance specifications
• Ensure QA specs are the single source of truth for quality standards
• Define the governance model for how QA specs are reviewed, approved, and updated
• Own the quality management system across the supply chain
• Build quality metrics and reporting for leadership
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action on significant quality escapes
• Collaborate with Operations Delivery Lead and Head of Supply Chain Strategy

Required qualifications

• Significant experience leading quality functions in a hardware or electronics manufacturing environment
• Experience owning quality assurance specifications and cross-functional processes
• Track record of building and developing high-performing quality teams
• Deep understanding of quality management systems, audit methodologies, and part approval processes
• Strong cross-functional leadership across engineering, operations, and sourcing teams
• Analytically sharp and data-driven
• Technically hands-on
• Clear, direct communication at every level
• Low ego and comfortable with discomfort

Benefits

• Work that genuinely matters
• Spectacular people solving hard problems
• Personal growth fund

About the company

Halter builds hardware to enable farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations. The company is backed by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund and Blackbird.