Quality - Director

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Management of Others

• Direct leadership of manager of managers and manager of others.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop staff.
• Champion performance management process to achieve business results.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure environment that promotes high employee engagement.
• Direct: Architectural Consumer Regional Quality Directors.
• Indirect: Architectural Consumer Plant Quality Managers and staffs.

Strategic Quality Planning

• Plan and execute manufacturing strategy to achieve quality goals.
• Champion Quality Standards and ensuring continuous improvement throughout the entire supply chain process (Raw Material, Formula Design, Manufacturing, Distribution).
• Identify and lead portfolio of strategic initiatives and projects that positively impact business results.
• Develops and maintains relationships with internal or external partners to drive quality.
• Collaborate with R&D and Customer Facing quality leaders to align priorities and coordinate resources.

Areas of Focus

• Opportunity Cost.
• Defect reduction.
• Quality System Management (GBMS, ISO).
• Quality Standard compliance and development.
• Product Transfer.
• Complaint management.
• Management of Change.
• Quality Programs; examples are Microbiology, Supplier Quality Assurance, Formula-Manufacturing Assurance, Perfect package appearance.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• BA or BS in Chemistry, Engineering, or related field.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 10-years relevant experience in Quality, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Operations, R&D, or related field.
• 5-years relevant management experience.
• Experience managing a diverse portfolio of objectives, initiatives, and projects.

Preferred:

• Quality field experience.

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Demonstrated coaching and conflict resolution skills.
• Lead autonomously and independently make decisions.

Preferred:

• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification.
• Root Cause trained.
• Leading change

TRAVEL:

Required: 30%