Supply Chain Warehouse Quality Manager

Your Job

The Supply Chain Warehouse Quality Manager is responsible for leading and advancing quality execution across Molex AME warehouse operations, with primary responsibility for the Bolingbrook and West Coast distribution and quality hubs.

This role ensures robust containment, inspection, and material control processes; drives compliance with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 requirements; and partners cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Quality, and SQA to protect the customer and the business.

This role is highly operational, hands-on, and accountability-driven, with clear ownership for warehouse-related escapes, containment effectiveness, repacking activities, and quality performance within the AME supply chain network.

What You Will Do

Warehouse & Supply Chain Quality Leadership


* Own quality performance for warehouse and distribution operations, including inbound inspection, containment, sorting, repacking, and material segregation


* Establish standardized warehouse quality processes to prevent escapes and reduce warehouse-driven defects and plant returns


* Serve as the primary quality escalation point for warehouse issues impacting customers or downstream plants


* Lead Layered Process Audits (LPAs) and Quality Concern Reports (QCRs) across warehouse, logistics, and shipping activities

Compliance, Problem Solving & Escalations


* Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949; lead internal audits and support external and customer audits


* Lead structured problem solving (8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa) and own corrective and preventive actions with sustained effectiveness


* Lead containment strategies, quality holds, inspections, and sorting; validate effectiveness through data, audits, and trend analysis


* Manage internal and customer escalations, acting as the quality focal point during customer audits, visits, and reviews

Shipping, Logistics & Expedite Support


* Provide quality support for urgent, high-risk, or escalated shipments, including expedites and hand-carry activities


* Oversee customs clearance, documentation, risk assessments, and post-event reviews to prevent shipment delays

Data, Continuous Improvement & Vendors


* Develop and track warehouse quality KPIs and translate data into actionable insights for operating reviews


* D rive continuous improvement to reduce defects, inspection burden, and cost of poor quality


* Lead vendor onboarding, performance oversight, and contract execution (including MSAs) in partnership with Supply Chain, Legal, and Procurement

People Leadership


* Lead and develop warehouse quality engineers, technicians, inspectors, and third-party resources


* Set objectives, manage performance, and support training, coaching, and succession planning


* Foster a culture of ownership, discipline, and prevention across warehouse quality, operations, and vendor teams

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's d...