Project Leader Quality

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Veghel; Hybride; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

40 vacation days (statutory + flexible

Hybrid workplace (40% home)

Health & Wellbeing budget €300/year

Commuting allowance for public travel

Working from home allowance

Collective pension scheme

Discount on additional healthinsurance

On-site health centres with gym

Vanderlande Academy and training

Vanderlande Network communities

Company restaurant and coffee bar

Résumé du poste

Vanderlande is seeking a Project Leader Quality to coordinate multidisciplinary Quality Circles and drive resolution of recurring product quality and safety issues. You will translate complex information into evidence-based insights for stakeholders and leadership.

You will guide teams through structured problem solving, monitor risks and budget, and enable timely decisions in a hybrid, international environment.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree and at least five years of relevant experience, with fluency in English.
• Experience with audits and management-system standards such as ISO 9001, together with an understanding of risk-management principles.
• Practical experience with structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, PSDM, RATIO, A3, Event Mapping and Fishbone analysis.
• Strong stakeholder-management, influencing, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, fact-based decision support.

Responsabilités

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary Quality Circles, establish ownership and drive resolution of recurring product quality and safety issues.
• Ensure appropriate containment measures are implemented and facilitate root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor progress, risks, resources and budget needs; manage stakeholder expectations and escalate blockers when required.
• Verify the effectiveness and sustainability of improvements through audits, assessments, reviews and additional validation activities.
• Work with the Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager, Corporate Quality, other domains and enabling functions on common and systemic quality topics.
• Support customers and internal teams on critical concerns, contribute to quality training and act as a subject-matter expert in quality processes and structured problem solving.

Connaissances

Fluency in English

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Structured problem solving

Change management

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Outils

ISO 9001

Description du poste

As Project Leader Quality, you will coordinate multidisciplinary Quality Circles that address significant and recurring product quality and safety issues. You will bring together the right disciplines, establish clear ownership and guide teams through a structured, fact-based problem-solving process.

You will translate complex technical and operational information into clear, evidence-based insights for stakeholders and leadership. By providing transparent reporting, identifying risks and removing blockers, you will support timely decisions and promote a proactive, preventive and first-time-right quality mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary Quality Circles, establish ownership and drive resolution of recurring product quality and safety issues.
• Ensure appropriate containment measures are implemented and facilitate root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor progress, risks, resources and budget needs; manage stakeholder expectations and escalate blockers when required.
• Verify the effectiveness and sustainability of improvements through audits, assessments, reviews and additional validation activities.
• Work with the Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager, Corporate Quality, other domains and enabling functions on common and systemic quality topics.
• Support customers and internal teams on critical concerns, contribute to quality training and act as a subject-matter expert in quality processes and structured problem solving.
• Occasional travel may be required.

What do we ask from you?

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree and at least five years of relevant experience, with fluency in English.
• Experience with audits and management-system standards such as ISO 9001, together with an understanding of risk-management principles.
• Practical experience with structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, PSDM, RATIO, A3, Event Mapping and Fishbone analysis.
• Strong stakeholder-management, influencing, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, fact-based decision support.
• Experience in change management and improvement projects, with a proactive and results-oriented approach to competing priorities.
• The ability to assess business risks and opportunities and translate them into action. Distribution-domain, product-portfolio and B2B customer-facing experience is preferred.

About the team

You will work across the Distribution domain and collaborate closely with Quality & Continuous Improvement, Corporate Quality, other domains and enabling functions. The role connects multidisciplinary teams around shared quality priorities and balances customer needs with business interests.

About Vanderlande

Vanderlande builds automated systems for airports and parcellogistics— managing baggage from check-in to reclaim, and sorting parcels across some of the world's largest delivery networks. A place to grow, with people who bring out the best in each other.

What we offer

In this challenging and responsible position, you willhave the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to ourdedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. By joiningour profitable and growing companyyou willbe able to reach your goals and focus on your future.

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 4.936,73 to € 6.699,85 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixedsalary,you’llreceive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300/calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Background screening

For this position it is possible that a background screening will be conducted. This screening can include checks such as verification of identity, qualifications or other relevant records, which may include criminal background or sanctions list checks, in accordance with our internal policies and applicable laws. Any job offer may be extended under the condition that the screening does not give reason to reconsider the hiring decision. Candidates will always be informed about the process and their rights before any screening is initiated.

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