Sr Manager (m/f/d) Quality Breganze

AGCO Corporation; Breganze; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AGCO Corporation in Italy is seeking a Site Quality Leader to own the quality function, foster accountability, and align the site quality strategy with corporate goals across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and product development.

You will lead for ISO 9001:2015 and APQP, collaborate cross‑functionally, and drive improvements in metrics like Right First Time, Defects per Unit, and Cost of Poor Quality.

Formación

• Engineering Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent technical field
• Quality Expertise: 8+ years of experience in Quality Management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Complex Manufacturing Experience: Proven background in complex manufacturing environments; experience in automotive or agricultural machinery preferred
• QMS & Quality Tools: Strong expertise in Quality Management Systems, supplier quality, and field quality processes
• Language Skills: Fluent English, both written and spoken

Responsabilidades

• Lead Site Quality: Lead the site quality function, establish a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement, and develop a site quality strategy aligned with corporate goals
• Modern Quality Systems: Implement and integrate modern quality methodologies (e.g., APQP) and drive maturity of the ISO9001:2015 system toward proactive quality management
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and product development to improve quality outcomes and ensure robust product and process validation
• Customer & Compliance Focus: Ensure compliance with customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and internal standards; represent plant quality in customer and dealer forums
• Performance Management: Oversee daily quality performance through KPIs, drive an action‑oriented culture, and deliver improvements in Right First Time, Defects per Unit, and Cost of Poor Quality
• Reliability Improvement: Eliminate manufacturing‑and supplier‑caused reliability issues through robust process improvements and strong supplier management
• Strategic Prioritization: Set clear priorities based on customer impact, severity, frequency, and cost, and drive actions that improve product Net Promoter Scores
• Supplier Quality Leadership: Ensure supplier readiness for new products, set incoming quality targets, and lead improvement programs with critical or underperforming suppliers

Conocimientos

Leadership

Quality management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic prioritization

KPI management

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Herramientas

QMS

APQP

ISO 9001:2015

Descripción del empleo

Not everyone can claim to feed the world, but it is part of our every day. Behind everything we do for our farmers, there is one AGCO team making it happen. We are proud to put our curiosity to work, building a better and more sustainable world. Join our extraordinary team today!

Your Impact

• Lead Site Quality: Lead the site quality function, establish a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement, and develop a site quality strategy aligned with corporate goals
• Modern Quality Systems: Implement and integrate modern quality methodologies (e.g., APQP) and drive maturity of the ISO9001:2015 system toward proactive quality management
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and product development to improve quality outcomes and ensure robust product and process validation
• Customer & Compliance Focus: Ensure compliance with customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and internal standards; represent plant quality in customer and dealer forums
• Performance Management: Oversee daily quality performance through KPIs, drive an action‑oriented culture, and deliver improvements in Right First Time, Defects per Unit, and Cost of Poor Quality
• Reliability Improvement: Eliminate manufacturing‑and supplier‑caused reliability issues through robust process improvements and strong supplier management
• Strategic Prioritization: Set clear priorities based on customer impact, severity, frequency, and cost, and drive actions that improve product Net Promoter Scores
• Supplier Quality Leadership: Ensure supplier readiness for new products, set incoming quality targets, and lead improvement programs with critical or underperforming suppliers

Your Experience And Qualifications

• Engineering Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent technical field
• Quality Expertise: 8+ years of experience in Quality Management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Complex Manufacturing Experience: Proven background in complex manufacturing environments; experience in automotive or agricultural machinery preferred
• QMS & Quality Tools: Strong expertise in Quality Management Systems, supplier quality, and field quality processes
• Language Skills: Fluent English, both written and spoken

Your Workplace

You will work with your wonderful AGCO colleagues from Onsite from our Breganze site.

This role follows AGCO’s on‑site work model, with employees primarily working from an AGCO location for a minimum of 5 days per week to support collaboration and teamwork.

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.