Quality Circle Lead | Cross-Functional Problem Solver

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

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

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.

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.

Skills

Fluency in English

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Structured problem solving

Change management

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

ISO 9001

Job description

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.