Regional QA Manager

Requirements

• Provide overall leadership and direction for Quality Assurance activities across regional manufacturing sites.
• Establish, deploy, and maintain consistent quality standards, policies, and procedures across the region.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for site-level quality issues and systemic risks.
• Oversee the effective operation of the Quality Management System (QMS) across all regional sites.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, customer, and certification requirements.
• Standardize quality processes including document control, training, change management, deviation management, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Support and lead internal audits, external audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Ensure quality expectations are embedded throughout manufacturing operations, from raw material receipt through product release.
• Review trends and data to identify systemic issues affecting product quality, reliability, or compliance.
• Identify and proactively mitigate quality and compliance risks across the region.
• Monitor and analyze regional quality performance metrics and establish improvement priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving and risk-based approaches.
• Support operational excellence initiatives aligned with business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop plant-level Quality Managers and QA teams.
• Ensure consistent training, competency development, and performance expectations across sites.
• Participate in talent planning, succession planning, and performance management for QA staff.
• Promote strong collaboration between Quality and Operations teams.
• Partner with Operations, EHS, Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D, and Commercial teams to support business goals.
• Support supplier quality management and material qualification strategies.
• Communicate regional quality performance and risks to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive Quality Assurance experience in manufacturing.
• 5+ years in a regional, multi-site, or senior quality leadership role.
• Experience in specialty chemical manufacturing, preferably including: Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and Urethanes or urethane intermediates.
• Strong understanding of: Quality Management Systems (IATF 16949), Deviation management, CAPA, auditing, and risk assessment.
• Manufacturing quality controls and process oversight.
• Proven ability to lead teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and drive change.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly within assigned region.
• Familiarity with LIMS.
• Familiarity with SAP.