Global Quality Systems Manager
Albemarle · Charlotte
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Job Description
The Global Quality Systems Manager leads the strategy, standardization, and governance of Quality Management Systems across Albemarle’s global manufacturing network. This role is the company global subject-matter expert for Quality Management System governance, process-confirmation, Cost of Quality and quality performance measurement.
This leader plays a key role in the Global Quality Center of Excellence and provides functional direction to regional and site quality leaders, internal auditors and process owners. The role partners across Quality, Operations, QC Laboratories, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance and other functions to address systemic quality risks and implement improvements that strengthen compliance, operational performance and customer value.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with confident, collaborative leadership and the ability to drive sustainable change across organizational boundaries.
This position will be hybrid.
What you will do
- Define and lead the development, standardization, implementation, governance and continual improvement of Quality Management System processes.
- Establish frameworks and governance for document management, internal audits and process confirmation, risk management, training and competency, and Cost of Quality.
- Assess site systems against enterprise standards, global requirements, customer expectations, and quality-management best practices.
- Identify systemic risks and gaps, establish improvement plans with accountable leaders, and verify effective closure.
- Serve as the company expert on ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and related standards.
- Define and lead implementation of the global quality performance framework, including KPIs, measures, definitions, controls, targets and review routines.
- Establish and govern a global Cost of Quality framework linking prevention, internal and external failure, customer impact, operational performance and financial outcomes.
- Use performance data, trends and benchmarks to prioritize improvements and demonstrate the business value of quality.
- Develop and maintain the global internal-audit and process confirmation program, including auditor competency, assessment methods, reporting and follow-up requirements.
- Establish and implement standards for root-cause analysis, corrective-action quality, prevention of recurrence and effectiveness verification.
- Analyze findings across the enterprise to identify recurring problems, systemic weaknesses and broader improvement opportunities, and drive sustainable resolution.
- Apply analytics, automation and emerging technologies to improve risk identification, quality-system effectiveness and decision making.
- Develop quality-system practitioners, auditors, and process owners through functional leadership, training and coaching.
- Promote a culture of prevention, transparency, learning, accountability and continuous improvement consistent with Albemarle’s core values and safety expectations.
What you will bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Quality Management, or a related technical field with 10+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing, quality management, or a related industrial environment including multi-site or global responsibility.
- Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and improving Quality Management Systems across manufacturing operations.
- Advanced expertise in ISO 9001 and IATF 16949, with the ability to translate technical requirements into practical and sustainable systems.
- Demonstrated success establishing or improving process confirmation programs, Cost of Quality frameworks, quality-performance systems or digital quality solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to create scalable technical frameworks, influence across organizational boundaries, and drive adoption without direct authority.
- Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing operations and/or laboratory activities in an on-site environment.
- Strong change-leadership, stakeholder-management, communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on business needs.
It’d be great if you had
- Experience with analytics, automation and enterprise quality technologies is preferred.
- Lead auditor qualification, relevant professional certification, or equivalent demonstrated expertise preferred.
Benefits of Joining Albemarle
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.
We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.