Quality Manager, PRI

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), Performance Review Institute (PRI) and SAE International (SAE), deliver shared solutions to industry's common challenges.

Join us and create a higher standard for a better world.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Strategic Leadership of Quality (30%)
  • Define, own and communicate the strategic direction and vision for quality in PRI
  • Partner with senior leadership to align quality priorities with broader organizational goals
  • Build strong relationships with senior leaders to embed quality into day-to-day operations
  • Advise senior leaders on quality risks, trends and improvement opportunities
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence with particular focus on developing a metrics-driven quality culture
• Quality Team Leadership and Development (20%)
  • Lead, mentor and grow Quality team's capabilities
• Direct Internal and External Audits (15%)
  • Assume lead auditor role and lead preparation for external audits
  • Create and execute annual risk-based audit program
  • Ensure that inadequate levels of performance or deficiencies are addressed by management
  • Perform process proofing (e.g. internal audits, Root Cause Corrective Action closure)
• Manage Risks and Continuous Improvement (15%)
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to lead identification and mitigation of organizational, program and function risks
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to identify and drive implementation of cross functional improvement projects
  • Evaluate risk and continuous opportunity matrices for standardization, effectiveness, and track progress of all mitigation and continuous improvement strategies
• Quality Assurance and Control (10%)
  • Establish and manage quality standards, Key Performance Indicators, Service Level Agreements and criteria
  • Verify processes are consistently followed and effective
• Oversee Command Media (5%)
  • Assure all command media has an owner
  • Assure command media aligns with governing requirements, is clearly written, and drives the right behavior
  • Assure all command media is reviewed on prescribed frequency for accuracy and reflects current requirements
• Supervise Quality Related Training System (5%)
  • Identify relevant quality related training needs
  • Assure staff are adequately trained on quality policies, standards, procedures, programs, and practices

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• 7+ professional experience in Quality Management (e.g., audits, command media, RCCA, compliance)
• Demonstrated experience leading internal and external audits, including risk-based planning and execution
• Supervisory/people leadership experience
• Experience leading teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to clearly influence and drive corrective actions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to interpret data, dashboards, metrics, and control plans
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives with multiple business units or programs
• Proven facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Quality, Business, or related field
• Professional certifications such as ASQ CQA, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, CQM/OE, Lead Auditor (AS9100, ISO 9001)
• Experience in regulated/government/defense environments (e.g., command media, oversight committees, ethics programs, RCCA)
• Demonstrated ability to design, mature, and standardize dashboards, risk registers, and return-to-green plans
• Experience establishing or maturing enterprise risk management frameworks
• Experience developing quality training programs or competency frameworks
• Experience assessing and improving organizational process maturity

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel 15% of the time
• Ability to work for long periods at a computer/desk
• Standard office environment

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

SAE IndustryTechnologies Consortia (SAE ITC)enables organizations to define and pilot best practices. SAE ITC industry stakeholders are able to work together to effectively solve common problems, achieve mutual benefit for industry, and create business value.

The Performance Review Institute (PRI)is the world leader in facilitating collaborative supply chain oversight programs, quality management systems approvals, and professional development in industries where safety and quality are shared values.

SAE International (SAEI)is a global organization serving the mobility sector, predominantly in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries, fostering innovation, and enabling engineering professionals. Since 1905, SAE has harnessed the collective wisdom of engineers around the world to create industry-enabling standards. Likewise, SAE members have advanced their knowledge and understanding of mobility engineering through our information resources, professional development, and networking.

Fullsight is a shared services group working across three affiliate organizations, SAE ITC, SAE International, and Performance Review Institute (PRI), uniformly delivering HR, IT, Legal, Customer Success, Finance, and Procurement services, which enables us to distribute resources across all parts of our businesses.

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