Quality Manager- Footwear - Rif. 100165

Wehunt; Treviso; In loco; EUR 54.000 - 66.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Wehunt is seeking a Quality Manager for its Footwear Division to own end‑to‑end product quality from prototype to market release. You will lead two hubs (Europe and Asia), define KPIs, and embed quality into development with R&D and Operations.

The role requires travel to manufacturing sites, fluency in English and Italian, and a proven track record in footwear quality management. North Treviso area, Italy.

Competenze

• A technical degree or equivalent technical training.
• The candidate has a track record in quality management, ideally in footwear.
• Experience with footwear manufacturing and with quality control and supplier quality.
• Experience leading teams spanning countries and cultures.
• Operational mindset with process and KPI implementation.
• Strong analytical skills and root-cause problem solving.
• Fluent in English and Italian.
• Ready to travel internationally.

Mansioni

• Oversee a quality function across two hubs: Europe and Asia.
• Translate quality performance into KPIs and track trends.
• Develop and maintain quality standards and testing protocols.
• Embed quality thinking into product development with R&D and Operations.
• Own testing calendar, lab and field testing, and tester networks.
• Chair review meetings and sign off production counter samples.
• Serve as quality counterpart for manufacturing partners across regions.
• Address non-conformities and drive corrective actions with suppliers.
• Analyze defect data to improve quality, efficiency and supplier performance.
• Ensure chemical compliance and support CSR audits.
• Collaborate with Customer Service to feed back field data.
• Manage the division's quality budget.

Conoscenze

Quality management

Footwear knowledge

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

KPI metrics

Cross-cultural collaboration

Formazione

Technical or engineering degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Our Client is an international group and a leading player in the design and manufacturing of technical footwear, equipment and apparel for the mountain and outdoor sector, with a manufacturing footprint spanning Europe and Asia.

We have been engaged to search for a Quality Manager for the Footwear Division.

Position

Reporting to the Technical/Operations Direction, youll own product quality end to end — from the first prototype through industrialization, production and whatever comes back from the market afterwards. More specifically, you will:

• Oversee a Quality function structured across two hubs: a European team covering lab testing, field validation and production quality control, and an Asia-based team dedicated to on-site factory quality control.
• Translate quality performance into a clear set of KPIs, track them over time, and use the underlying data — qualitative and statistical alike — to flag emerging risks and improvement areas.
• Build out and keep current the companys quality standards, working procedures and testing protocols.
• Embed quality thinking into product development from day one, working hand-in-hand with R&D and Operations so issues get caught before they become expensive to fix.
• Own the testing calendar, lab and field alike, deciding what gets tested and when, while keeping the network of field testers organised and engaged.
• Chair the review meetings that close out each development phase, and sign off on production counter samples before they move forward.
• Act as the quality counterpart for manufacturing partners across Eastern Europe and Asia, from factory audits to checks carried out during the production run itself.
• Take ownership of non-conformities and quality complaints as they surface, getting to the root of technical issues with suppliers and pushing the resulting fixes through.
• Mine defect and test data for patterns that point to where product quality, manufacturing efficiency or supplier performance can be improved.
• Keep chemical compliance on track against current regulations, and support CSR audits when they come up.
• Stay close to Customer Service so that what customers report actually feeds back into how quality gets managed.
• Hold responsibility for the divisions quality budget.

This is a hands-on role that calls for frequent travel to manufacturing sites across Eastern Europe and Asia.

Requirements

• A technical degree or equivalent technical training, or hands‑on experience that gets you to the same place.
• A track record in quality management, ideally built within footwear.
• Real familiarity with how footwear actually gets made, and with running quality control and supplier quality in that kind of production environment.
• Experience leading teams that span countries and cultures.
• An operational streak paired with the discipline to put process and KPIs in place.
• Sharp analytical instincts, comfortable digging into root causes and driving corrective action through to completion.
• Fluent in English and Italian.
• Ready to travel internationally, without exceptions.

Minimum salary package: €60,000, commensurate with experience, + target bonus of 5-10% of base salary

Workplace: North part of Treviso, Italy

Other information

This position is open to candidates of all genders (Legislative Decree 198/2006) and in accordance with Article 10 of Legislative Decree 276/2003. Candidates are invited to read the privacy notice pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation 2016/679 on data protection.