Regional Quality & Compliance Leader

A. P. Moller - Maersk Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance professional to lead and govern regional quality initiatives across APAC, ensuring ISO 9001 compliance and ongoing certification readiness. You will audit sites, train teams, and partner with stakeholders to sustain quality performance across air, truck, warehousing, and cargo handling activities.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with experience deploying quality frameworks across multiple sites or countries in a

Qualifications

• Certified Lead Auditor qualification preferred.
• Proven experience conducting audits and managing certification programmes across recognised standards.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and other certification frameworks such as TAPA, GxP, GFSI, SQAS, or Food Safety Management Systems.
• Experience preparing organisations for external audits and certification processes.
• Proven experience deploying and governing quality management frameworks across multiple sites, countries, or business units in a regional environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams and geographies.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to balance compliance requirements and business objectives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO 9001 certification across targeted Asia Pacific sites, including Air, Cold Stores, and Cold Chain Logistics operations.
• Conduct internal quality audits and deliver quality awareness and training programmes in line with the Enterprise QMS roadmap and audit plan.
• Partner with product owners and business stakeholders to support Enterprise QMS deployment and PRIME programme initiatives that strengthen quality performance and compliance.
• Maintain and govern a regional register of external certifications, including ISO, TAPA, SQAS, GxP, and GFSI, in collaboration with Centre Quality and country/site stakeholders.
• Provide subject matter expertise on quality management systems, certification requirements, audit readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support country and site teams on quality-related matters across logistics operations, including air freight, trucking, warehousing, cargo handling, and other supply chain activities.

Skills

Lead Auditor

Auditing

ISO 9001

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Communication

Job description

Maersk is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance professional to lead and govern regional quality initiatives across APAC, ensuring ISO 9001 compliance and ongoing certification readiness. You will audit sites, train teams, and partner with stakeholders to sustain quality performance across air, truck, warehousing, and cargo handling activities.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with experience deploying quality frameworks across multiple sites or countries in a