Quality Manager

Stanley Black & Decker India Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth

Learning resources

Diversity & inclusion

Volunteer programs

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker India Ltd. is seeking a Manager - Quality to lead and continuously improve the quality management system across manufacturing operations in Bengaluru.

You will own QMS documentation, internal audits, and management review, while driving reductions in defects and ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. You will lead QA activities from incoming to final inspection, partner with suppliers, and support NPI/PPAP activities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality management systems (ISO 9001 or equivalent) and document control.
• Experience across production quality, including incoming, in-process, and final inspection.
• Strong problem-solving using 8D, DMAIC, and A3.
• Ability to drive KPIs such as PPM, FPY, COPQ, and CAPA cycle time.
• Leadership experience guiding quality engineers and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the QMS, including document control, internal audits, and management review.
• Lead QA activities across production, including control plans and measurement system effectiveness.
• Manage customer quality: handle complaints/returns, containment, root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Coordinate supplier quality with procurement; lead supplier audits and development plans.
• Support APQP/PPAP activities, PFMEA, process validation, and readiness reviews for NPI.
• Establish and report quality KPIs; drive continuous improvement and training.
• Promote safety and quality culture through leadership and cross-functional teamwork.

Job description

Manager - Quality Key Responsibilities

• Quality Management System (QMS) Own and continuously improve the QMS (e.g., ISO 9001 or equivalent), including document control, internal audits, management review, and corrective/preventive action systems. Ensure compliance with customer, corporate, and regulatory requirements.
• Operational & Manufacturing Quality Lead quality assurance activities across production (incoming, in-process, final inspection), including control plans, inspection standards, and measurement system effectiveness. Drive reduction of scrap, rework, and defects using structured problem-solving (e.g., 8D, DMAIC, A3).
• Customer Quality Manage customer complaints and returns, ensuring timely containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and effective communication. Track and improve key customer metrics (PPM, complaint rate, on-time closure of corrective actions).
• Supplier Quality Partner with procurement and suppliers to ensure supplier capability, quality performance, and corrective action execution. Lead supplier audits and development plans; support qualification of new suppliers.
• New Product Introduction (NPI) / Change Management Support APQP/PPAP (or equivalent) activities, including risk assessments (PFMEA), process validation, and readiness reviews. Ensure quality requirements are embedded in product and process changes.
• Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement Establish and report quality KPIs (e.g., PPM, FPY, COPQ, audit findings, CAPA cycle time). Lead continuous improvement initiatives and training to strengthen quality capability across the organization.
• Leadership & People Management Lead, coach, and develop quality engineers/technicians and cross-functional teams. Promote a strong safety and quality culture; ensure effective communication and accountability.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn’t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks

• You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.
• Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
• Purpose-Driven Company: You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

Experience Level Mid Level