Quality Manager LA

BR10 Electrolux do Brasil S.A.; Brasil; Hybrid; BRL 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Profit share

Parental leave

Insurance plan

Product discounts

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Electrolux Group is seeking a Quality Manager LA to define and execute quality strategy for product categories and operations within LATAM. You will lead risk management, continuous improvement, and supplier quality across the lifecycle, ensuring compliance and consumer satisfaction.

Based at the Guabirotuba plant in Curitiba, you will drive quality governance with R&D, Product Line teams, and external partners, fostering a strong quality culture and talent development within the function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or related fields.
• Solid experience leading Quality functions in industrial and/or consumer goods environments.
• Proven track record in managing quality throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Experience working in complex, matrix organizations with cross-functional collaboration.
• Advanced/Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement quality strategies, processes, and systems aligned with global and regional guidelines.
• Ensure the quality of in-house, intercompany, and OEM products from development through after-sales support.
• Lead governance of quality KPIs, anticipating risks and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Partner with R&D and Product Line teams to accelerate deliveries without compromising quality, cost, or performance.
• Ensure the effectiveness of product validation, testing, and qualification processes.
• Lead the transformation of quality processes and influence cross-functional stakeholders in decisions related to quality and consumer experience.
• Strengthen the quality culture and promote consistent standards across plants, product categories, and external partners.
• Manage the team, fostering talent development, engagement, and succession planning within the function.

Skills

Quality leadership

QMS knowledge

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description Quality Manager LA

All about the role:

At the Electrolux Group, we are committed to delivering outstanding consumer-quality experiences. We believe that quality should be a defining reason why consumers choose our products over the competition - whether it’s a first-time buy, recommendation or repurchase. Focusing on customer satisfaction, our Quality teams guarantee reliability and functionality for Electrolux products, turning our consumers into loyal brand ambassadors.

What you'll do:

As Quality Manager LA, you will be responsible for defining and ensuring the execution of the quality strategy for the product categories and operations under your scope, ensuring that processes, products, and suppliers comply with corporate, regulatory, and market standards. In addition, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives, risk management, and process transformation efforts, strengthening the quality culture and enhancing consumer satisfaction throughout the entire product lifecycle. In detail, you will:

• Define and implement quality strategies, processes, and systems aligned with global and regional guidelines;
• Ensure the quality of in-house, intercompany, and OEM products, from development through after-sales support;
• Lead the governance of quality KPIs, anticipating risks and identifying improvement opportunities;
• Partner with R&D and Product Line teams to accelerate deliveries without compromising quality, cost, or performance;
• Ensure the effectiveness of product validation, testing, and qualification processes;
• Lead the transformation of quality processes and influence cross-functional stakeholders in decisions related to quality and consumer experience;
• Strengthen the quality culture and promote consistent standards across plants, product categories, and external partners;
• Manage the team, fostering talent development, engagement, and succession planning within the function.

As part of the culture of continuous improvement, you'll be involved in Lean Thinking projects and activities (EAI - Electrolux Always Improve).

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or related fields;
• Solid experience leading Quality functions in industrial and/or consumer goods environments;
• Proven track record in managing quality throughout the entire product lifecycle;
• Experience in leading and developing Quality teams and organizational structures;
• Experience working in complex, matrix organizations, collaborating cross-functionally with different areas of the business;
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS), quality methodologies, performance indicators, risk management, and continuous improvement methodologies;
• Advanced/Fluent English.

Where you'll be:

You will be based at the Guabirotuba plant in Curitiba. One of the focal points for all Latin American Electrolux operations, this plant is the base for over 3200 collaborators, all focused on transforming the way the world lives by shaping lives for the better with their work.

Benefits:

• Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment;
• Profit share bonus;
• Extended parental leave (6 months for primary caregiver and 4 weeks for secondary caregiver);
• Insurance policy plan;
• Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services;
• Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path.

As part of the Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

About the Company:

Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our group of leading appliance brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell household products in around 120 markets every year. In 2023 Electrolux Group had sales of SEK 134 billion and employed 45,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.