Global Quality Director Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Global Quality Director to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Establish quality goals, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives focused on continual improvement and reduction and process variation;
- Build customer and supplier partnerships to closely monitor “voice of the customer” and proactively adapt to changing market and customer needs;
- Oversight and maintenance of department budget;
- Review and provide on-site assessments of quality and technical development capability of strategic supplier partnerships.
Requirements:
- Ability to lead employees to assure company goals and results are met;
- Knowledge of various engineering and manufacturing processes;
- Experience providing quality support to a large and diverse customer base;
- Proven track record in establishing deep and lasting customer and supplier relationships;
- High-level of personal accountability;
- Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience with previous direct (hands-on) Quality Leadership experience in a supervisory role;
- A strong communicator – strong verbal, written and presentation communication skills – able to influence at all levels of the organization;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Electrical or Manufacturing Engineering discipline;
- Experience in engineering components for the automotive industry or automotive aftermarket a plus;
- Some travel is required (up to 30%);
- 10-15 years demonstrated quality systems management experience preferably in an assembly environment;
- Demonstrated ability to advise Executive Leadership in Quality strategy development;
- Optional: ASQ CQE, ASQ CQM;
- BS Engineering or technical degree.