Project Leader Quality

Vanderlande; Veghel; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Hybrid work

Wellbeing budget

Commuting allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centres

Training facilities

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking a Project Leader Quality in Veghel to coordinate multidisciplinary Quality Circles addressing recurring product quality and safety issues. You will unite the right disciplines, own outcomes and guide teams through a structured, fact-based problem-solving process.

You will translate complex technical information into clear insights for stakeholders and leadership, reporting transparently, identifying risks and removing blockers to support timely, data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with audits and ISO 9001 standards.
• Proficiency in structured problem solving (8D, A3, Fishbone).

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary Quality Circles, establish ownership and drive resolution of recurring product quality and safety issues.
• Ensure 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.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

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.

• Job area: Life Cycle Services.
• Location: Veghel, Netherlands.
• Contract type: Full time.

What will you be doing?

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 escalating 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 parcel logistics — managing baggage from check-in to reclaim, and sorting parcels across some of the world's largest delivery networks.

What we offer

In this challenging and responsible position, you will have the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to our dedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. By joining our profitable and growing company you will be 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 fixed salary, you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• 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.

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.