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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.\nJob Summary\nThe 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.\nA 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.\nWhat You'll Make Possible\nImproved quality and reliability across AGCO products\nSuccessful execution of global product launch programs\nStronger supplier capability and manufacturing readiness\nReduced quality risks and warranty costs\nMore resilient and sustainable supply chains\nKey Responsibilities\nDevelop and execute AGCO's global supplier quality strategy, aligning quality performance with business, sourcing, and operational objectives.\nLead and develop a high-performing global Supplier Quality organization, driving a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.\nDrive supplier quality performance through effective supplier development, performance management, corrective actions, and risk mitigation programs.\nEnhance supplier capability across global sourcing regions, including India, China, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe, with a focus on manufacturing readiness, APQP, PPAP, and quality system maturity.\nLead supplier quality activities supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring robust APQP and PPAP execution, launch readiness, and defect prevention.\nPartner with Global Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Integrity, and Regional Quality teams to improve supplier performance and support strategic sourcing initiatives.\nEstablish data-driven supplier performance management processes to reduce supplier defects, disruptions, warranty exposure, and cost of poor quality.\nDrive supplier warranty recovery programs and ensure supplier accountability for quality-related field issues.\nLead strategic supplier improvement initiatives focused on quality, reliability, process capability, and operational performance.\nSupport category and sourcing strategies through supplier capability assessments, quality risk analysis, and supply base improvement roadmaps.\nBuild strong relationships with executive supplier leadership and key internal stakeholders to deliver sustainable quality improvements across the global supply chain.\nSuccess Measures\nReduction in supplier quality defects (PPM) and manufacturing disruptions.\nImproved APQP and PPAP effectiveness and launch quality performance.\nIncreased supplier capability and quality system maturity.\nImproved supplier scorecard performance and corrective action effectiveness.\nEnhanced supplier warranty recovery and reduced cost of poor quality.\nStrong execution of supplier development and supply base improvement initiatives.\nEducation\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related field required.\nExperience\n15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Product Integrity, or Supply Chain Quality.\nDemonstrated 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