Vendor Qualification & Compliance Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Legal
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Vendor approval achievements with major hyperscalers or top-tier colocation providers.
- Foundational knowledge of UL/ETL/NRTL and ASHRAE/AHRI as applied to chiller products and data center cooling systems.
- Experience with ISO 9001/14001/45001, supplier qualification frameworks, and SIG/CAIQ.
- Experience with audits, questionnaires (e.g., SIG/CAIQ), and compliance-driven onboarding for critical equipment or infrastructure vendors.
- Relevant certifications in quality, compliance, insurance, or export control are preferred.
- Training or experience with onboarding, audits, or UL certification for industrial or critical equipment is a plus.
Full description
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA) is looking for a Vendor Qualification & Compliance Manager to join our team. This is a hybrid role based out of our Carrollton, TX office.ABOUT MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AMERICA, INC. (MHIA):
For over 130 years, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group’s innovative and integrated solutions have demonstrated our commitment to creating a positive social impact around the globe. Our range of products and services is tailored to meet our customers’ evolving needs across the commercial aviation, energy, transportation and infrastructure, machinery, defense, and space systems sectors.
Our culture embraces diversity and cooperation, and we promote a healthy balance of professional and personal development, ensuring that your ideas and expertise are valued and respected.
SCOPE:
The Vendor Qualification & Compliance Manager leads end-to-end vendor registration, qualification, and onboarding for chiller products and data center cooling solutions for hyperscalers, colocation providers, design firms, and general contractors. Acting as the central driver and coordinator, the role integrates cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders, such as the US and Japan, to ensure a complement of all vendor qualification activities required for customer approval. The scope spans product compliance (UL/ETL/NRTL, ASHRAE/AHRI), Quality/EHS, cybersecurity, export control, insurance, tax, and legal requirements. By removing qualification and approval bottlenecks, the role enables timely participation in the RFI/RFP process while ensuring alignment between U.S.-based teams and Japan-based manufacturing and engineering organizations.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in vendor registration, supplier qualification, or onboarding in B2B manufacturing or industrial sectors.MHIA regrets that it cannot sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead full vendor registration process, such as planning, submission, and approval for hyperscalers and design firms for chiller products and data center cooling solutions.
- Manage account-level priorities, monthly and quarterly milestones, and the critical path to ensure on-time vendor approval.
- Drive multi-portal operations across hyperscaler, colocation, engineering, procurement, and manufacturing systems to maximize first-pass approvals.
- Manage pre-assessment questionnaires and conduct gap assessments across tax, insurance, sanctions, export control, cybersecurity, ESG, finance, and supply capability in coordination with U.S. -based teams and Japan -based manufacturing and engineering organizations.