Quality Control Manager

Description:

Are you an experienced Quality Manager, Supplier Quality Manager, Incoming Materials Manager or QC Manager looking for your next leadership opportunity?

Do you have a strong background in incoming materials quality, supplier management and GMP-regulated manufacturing environments?

We're supporting a global manufacturing business who are looking to recruit an Incoming Materials Manager to lead quality performance and control of raw materials and packaging components, ensuring uninterrupted supply to manufacturing operations.

What’s the role all about?

As the Incoming Materials Manager, you'll take ownership of all incoming materials quality activities, ensuring raw materials and packaging components meet the required quality, regulatory and operational standards before entering production.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Planning, Supplier Quality and external suppliers to maintain quality standards, minimise production disruption and drive continuous improvement.

You'll also lead and develop the Incoming Materials and QC team while managing supplier performance and incoming quality processes.

Key responsibilities

Lead quality assurance and quality control activities for incoming raw materials and packaging components

Manage and develop the Incoming Materials and QC team

Oversee incoming inspection, sampling, testing and material release activities

Ensure timely release and disposition of materials to support production schedules

Work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Planning and Supplier Quality teams

Manage supplier quality issues, investigations, complaints and corrective actions

Support supplier qualification, approval and ongoing performance monitoring

Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO and regulatory requirements

Lead investigations relating to non-conformances, deviations and OOS results

Maintain robust documentation and data integrity within electronic QMS systems

Monitor and report key quality and supplier performance KPIs

Oversee outsourced testing and external rework activities

Ensure testing equipment is maintained, calibrated and qualified

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency and supplier performance
What you'll need

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

Proven leadership experience within Incoming Materials, Quality Control or Supplier Quality

Experience working within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment

Strong understanding of incoming materials control and supplier quality management

Experience managing quality investigations and corrective actions

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to work cross-functionally with Procurement, Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Experience using Microsoft Office and quality management systems
Desirable

Experience within Cosmetics, Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical or Healthcare Manufacturing

Knowledge of SAP

Experience working with electronic QMS platforms

Understanding of supplier audits and supplier development activities

Exposure to Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement methodologies
About you

You're a proactive quality leader who enjoys working across multiple departments to drive standards, improve supplier performance and support manufacturing excellence.

You'll be:

Organised and detail-focused

A strong communicator and influencer

Quality and compliance driven

Commercially aware

Solutions-focused and improvement-minded
Why apply?

This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised manufacturing organisation where quality, innovation and operational excellence are at the heart of everything they do.

You'll play a key role in ensuring materials entering production meet the highest standards while helping to shape supplier quality performance and operational success.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Incoming Materials Manager, Supplier Quality Manager, QC Manager or Quality Leader looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

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