Director of Enterprise Quality

Travel: Regular travel across company locations Vallum Associates is supporting a growing engineering and manufacturing organization in the appointment of a Director of Enterprise Quality. This senior leadership position will take responsibility for developing and implementing a consistent quality strategy across multiple facilities and business units. The successful candidate will strengthen quality governance, improve operational performance and establish a culture in which quality is embedded throughout the organization. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute an enterprise-wide quality strategy aligned with the organization’s operational and commercial objectives. Establish consistent quality systems, policies, procedures and performance standards across multiple locations. Lead and develop quality teams, creating clear accountability at both corporate and site level. Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and senior leadership to integrate quality throughout the product and manufacturing lifecycle. Monitor quality performance and implement measurable improvements across customer complaints, product defects, scrap, rework and cost of poor quality. Lead root-cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and continuous-improvement programs. Strengthen supplier quality processes, including qualification, performance management, audits and corrective-action planning. Maintain compliance with applicable quality standards, regulatory requirements and customer obligations. Lead internal, customer and regulatory audits while ensuring timely resolution of findings. Manage significant customer quality concerns and communicate recovery plans to senior stakeholders. Identify quality-related business risks and establish appropriate controls and mitigation strategies. Build a high-performing quality organization capable of supporting continued growth. Candidate Profile Significant quality leadership experience within a complex engineering or manufacturing environment. Proven responsibility for quality across multiple facilities, divisions or geographical locations. Demonstrated success developing and implementing enterprise-level quality systems and transformation programs. Strong knowledge of quality-management systems and relevant industry standards. Experience managing customer quality, supplier quality, manufacturing quality and regulatory compliance. Practical knowledge of root-cause analysis, CAPA, 8D, FMEA, control plans and statistical process control. Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to connect quality improvements to operational and financial performance. Experience leading senior teams and influencing executives across Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain. Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels. Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, manufacturing or a related discipline. An advanced degree or recognized quality certification would be advantageous. Preferred Experience Experience within aerospace, defense, electronics, automotive, medical devices or another highly regulated manufacturing sector. Knowledge of standards such as AS9100 and ISO 9001. Experience supporting organizational growth, acquisitions or the integration of multiple facilities. A record of delivering measurable improvements in customer satisfaction, product quality and cost of poor quality. The Opportunity This is an opportunity to shape the quality strategy of a growing organization and establish a consistent operating model across the wider business. The successful individual will have meaningful executive visibility, the authority to influence change and the opportunity to build a quality function capable of supporting long-term growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr Vallum Associates