Director of Quality

About the role

Start your career journey with Univar Solutions and make an impact on the world around you while accelerating your career in areas that energize and excite you. The Director of Quality plans, directs and manages the Quality discipline across Univar Solutions USA and Canada. The role develops and executes the strategy to drive the customer experience, comply with applicable regulations and standards, and support commercial growth. The overall objective is to ensure compliance and quality customer support to assist in preserving and increasing Univar Solutions' competitiveness. This position works collaboratively with Commercial, Field Operations, Transportation, Customer Solutions, and Planning to collectively support strategic initiatives designed to improve quality performance.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Quality Management System to ensure compliance with regulations, procedures, and quality assurance standards.
• Facilitate external regulatory body audits.
• Be responsible for Quality policy and performance metrics.
• Lead monthly global Quality meetings.
• Provide leadership to Regional Quality Managers and internal professional staff in EHSQ and external functions.
• Collaborate with all affected areas of the organization to ensure continued compliance with regulations.
• Be accountable for the customer complaint system, including investigation, root cause, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Support the management of change process.
• Serve as the point person for Quality needs of key corporate accounts.
• Drive continuous improvement in key Quality areas, including on-time delivery, product and container quality, and customer responsiveness.
• Support the investigation of mis-delivery incidents.
• Ensure that laboratory testing procedures are fit for purpose.
• Be accountable for facility compliance with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) licenses.
• Travel 25% of the time to conduct field evaluations and training.

Requirements

• 4-year degree in physical science, Chemical Engineering, or related subject, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of practical experience with Quality and regulatory compliance, preferably within the chemical, pharmaceutical, or related industry.
• Demonstrated ability to lead program compliance and continuous development.
• Experience in managing direct reports, including USA Regional Quality Manager and Center of Excellence personnel.
• Maintain knowledge of all applicable corporate, federal, state, and local regulatory and quality requirements.
• Stay abreast of developing regulatory requirements, particularly at the federal, state, and local level.

Where you'll work

This is a hybrid position that can be based out of offices in The Woodlands, TX; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; or Morrisville, GA.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $150,430 – $180,000 annually. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental coverage.
• Industry-leading retirement and time off programs.
• Targeted annual company bonus (if applicable to your role) and annual salary reviews.
• Strong work/life flexibility.

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives — from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees supports our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet. Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe. We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion, building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry.