P2P2 — Developing Professional
Intermediate
Leads audits, manages supplier corrective actions.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead supplier audits
- Manage supplier corrective actions
- Monitor supplier quality performance
- Resolve quality issues with suppliers
- Ensure compliance with quality standards
- Lead and conduct supplier audits
- Manage and resolve supplier quality issues
- Monitor and report on supplier performance
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Audit management
- Corrective action planning
- Quality monitoring
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Audit processes
- Corrective action procedures
- Quality monitoring techniques
- Supplier performance metrics
- Quality standards compliance
- Audit leadership
- Problem-solving
- Quality monitoring
- Issue Resolution
- Communication
What good looks like
- Proficiency with quality tools
- Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
- Experience in audit leadership
Common titles
Supplier Quality Assurance IISupplier Quality Assurance 2
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)