Global Quality Leader - Cyrel® & Artistri®
DuPont · Fort Madison, IA · 2 days ago
On-siteEngineering$129k–$202k/yrFull-time
Why Join Us
Shape the future of quality in a global, innovation-driven business. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont.
What You'll Do
- Lead Global Quality Strategy
- Develop and execute the global quality strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Serve as the trusted advisor to leadership on quality, risk management, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.
- Drive alignment between business priorities and quality improvement initiatives.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer focus across the organization.
- Own and Enhance the Quality Management System
- Lead the global Quality Management System (QMS) and ensure alignment with customer, regulatory, and business requirements.
- Maintain compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and other applicable standards.
- Drive audit readiness, management reviews, corrective actions, and continuous system improvements.
- Standardize best practices globally while enabling strong local execution.
- Elevate The Customer Experience
- Ensure customer requirements are understood and consistently met.
- Lead robust customer complaint and issue resolution processes.
- Promote a customer-centric culture through training, coaching, and process excellence.
- Drive Continuous Improvement
- Lead business-wide performance improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, structured problem solving, and risk-based methodologies.
- Reduce quality losses, improve process capability, and enhance customer satisfaction.
- Leverage data analytics and performance metrics to identify trends and prioritize improvement opportunities.
- Strengthen quality throughout product development, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer support processes.
- Advance Supplier Quality & Supply Chain Excellence
- Develop and lead the supplier quality and supplier development strategy.
- Oversee supplier qualification, audits, performance management, and continuous improvement activities.
- Partner closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Technology, and Supply Chain teams to mitigate risk and ensure supply reliability.
- Lead investigations and corrective actions related to supplier and material quality issues.
- Build Organizational Capability
- Lead and develop a network of site quality leaders and quality professionals.
- Establish meaningful performance metrics and operating rhythms.
- Champion professional development, coaching, succession planning, and quality excellence across the organization.
- Promote recognition of quality achievements and best practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in quality, manufacturing, operations, product development, supplier quality, or continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated success leading global quality organizations and cross functional improvement initiatives.
- Strong expertise in Quality Management Systems, ISO 9001:2015, auditing, corrective action systems, and risk management.
- Proven experience managing supplier quality, supplier development, contract manufacturing, and supply chain quality programs.
- Ability to influence senior leaders and drive change across a complex global organization.
- Experience using data analytics and digital tools to improve quality and operational performance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional certifications such as CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA, Lead Auditor, Lean Practitioner, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, or similar credentials.