Senior Quality Control Manager

About the role

As the Senior Quality Control Manager at Suitsupply, you will lead the quality function across a network of production sites, ensuring every garment meets the brand’s standards before it leaves the factory. This hands‑on, field‑present role combines people management, data‑driven analysis, and supplier development to protect product integrity worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of factory‑embedded QC Inspectors across assigned factories.
• Oversee Stage 5 (FRI) inspection quality, ensuring AQL compliance and consistent application of Suitsupply criteria.
• Review and validate inspection reports and Stage 7 defect data submitted by inspectors.
• Monitor factory scorecards, identify quality trends, systemic issues, and risk patterns.
• Escalate critical quality issues to the Head of Quality and coordinate cross‑functional responses.
• Conduct regular factory visits to audit inspection quality and support inspector development.
• Lead Stage 4 (in‑line) reporting oversight for early risk identification.
• Partner with Sourcing and Product teams on new factory onboarding and capability assessment.
• Drive Phase 2 factory capability development initiatives.
• Maintain strong relationships with factory QC and production management teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of inspection standards, tools, and processes.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in garment quality management, preferably in menswear, tailoring, or shirts.
• Proven experience managing a team of quality inspectors across multiple production sites.
• Deep knowledge of garment construction, AQL inspection standards, and defect classification.
• Strong ability to read and interpret tech packs, grading specs, and workmanship standards.
• Experience working directly with garment factories in international sourcing regions.
• Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are a plus.
• Analytical mindset with experience using quality data to drive factory improvement.

Required skills

• AQL inspection standards
• PLM systems and tech‑pack workflows
• Data analysis for quality trends
• Scorecard monitoring and defect analysis
• Garment construction knowledge