Senior Manager QMS

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reports to the Global Director QMS
• Manages the Corporate QMS Team
• Oversees the management of the COE audit program, including auditor resources
• Develops, trains and mentors other personnel on auditing practices, quality methods, and other related quality tools
• Maintains COE QMS and related documentation
• Drives problem solving through effective root cause identification and corrective action
• Collaborates and calibrates with other COE QMS managers as part of the global QMS
• Drives QMS initiatives and strategies, processes, policies, communication, and guidelines to comply with quality standards and regulations (as defined by EnerSys leadership strategic direction and context of the organization).
• Oversees the maintenance of required quality certifications across multiple locations
• Oversees company processes focusing on customer requirements, needs, and expectations—both internal and external.
• Engages with COE leadership and management teams to propose and implement QMS initiatives, quality objectives and KPIs while providing robust risk assessment data to aid in decision making.
• Innovates by deploying a quality management culture throughout the organization, supporting COE quality sites and different lines of business, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and readiness for quality system audits.
• Promotes a process approach mindset and global standardization of processes, best practices and methods.
• Promotes the continual improvement quality culture and drives internal projects to achieve simplified and effective results.
• Coordinates audit teams to perform quality audits to ensure standard and procedural compliance and to continually improve quality performance.
• Mentors and develops auditors to improve competence and ensure continuing professional development
• Serves as the liaison for a global (QMS).
• Travel 25%

Qualifications

• BS degree (or equivalent) in related disciplines. Master’s degree a plus
• Minimum 10+ years of Quality Management Systems experience
• Extensive knowledge of Quality tools (i.e. FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, VDA 6.3, etc)
• Experience in direct management and development of people and teams.
• Proven experience leading regional or multi-site QMS strategy and transformation initiatives
• Experience managing certification schemes (i.e. ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100)
• Lead auditor trained and/or certified in ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and/or other applicable international standards
• Other relevant QMS standards a plus (ISO 13485, ISO 19443, NQA-1, etc.)
• Demonstrated success influencing senior leadership and driving cross-functional alignment
• Experience managing teams across multiple locations and leading through indirect influence
• Experience with budget planning, resource allocation, and prioritization of quality initiatives
• Strong executive communication skills, including presentation of KPIs, risks, and strategic recommendations
• Demonstrated change management and organizational development experience
• Experience leading management review, governance processes, and enterprise-level corrective action escalation
• Experience working with AI to improve business system efficiency
• Experience in project management and successfully delivering results
• Preferred experience in regulated industries and customer/regulatory audit interface