Global Quality Excellence Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Czechia.

📋 Description

• Create and execute the global Quality Excellence roadmap, governance model, standards, and KPIs within the realm of Industrial Automation.

• Oversee significant customer quality escalations, conducting root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.

• Implement global best practices, which include APQP, FMEA, A3/8D, CAPA, control plans, and comprehensive quality planning.

• Develop effective processes for gathering the Voice of the Customer and lessons learned.

• Assess site performance, audit outcomes, quality risks, and improvement initiatives.

• Spearhead strategic continuous improvement projects utilizing Lean methodologies, statistical techniques, and structured problem-solving tools.

• Mentor site quality and operations leaders while facilitating global quality networks.

• Collaborate with teams in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Product Management, Sales, and Customer Service.

• Propel enhancements in customer satisfaction, product quality, and operational effectiveness.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in quality leadership within an international manufacturing setting.

• Strong expertise in APQP, FMEA, Lean methodologies, CAPA, A3/8D, and Quality Management Systems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead customer escalations and implement global improvement initiatives.

• Skilled in influencing cross-functional and international stakeholders without direct authority.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Willingness to undertake extensive travel to production facilities.

• Preference for candidates located in Germany or the Czech Republic.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Extensive travel opportunities to production facilities.