Quality Manager

Company: Philips
Location: Mount Pleasant
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Job Title

Senior Quality Manager, Supply Chain

Job Description

If you are a Colorado resident and this role is a field-based or remote role, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. You may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

In this role, you have the opportunity to

Formulate and implement the Business' long-range quality, regulatory and compliance policy, and to lead and direct quality operations organizational development and process improvement in such a way as to ensure that the business strategic policy and strategic growth targets are met. This position has responsibility for establishing and overseeing all quality assurance activities related to SRC Distribution and Warehouse facilities. This includes internal and external supply chain sites including warehousing, distribution, and postponement/ manufacturing/ late stage configuration. You will ensure compliance to regulatory requirements, achieve a state of high-quality performance, compliance and sustainability in the supply chain while pursuing continuous quality improvement.

You are responsible for

• Establishing and improving the quality system to ensure compliance for all postponement (manufacturing), distribution, and warehouse activities.
• Managing teams who will be responsible to execute upon goals and objectives that have been defined to meet Quality System, department, and business strategies.
• Develop continuous improvement plans and lead the team to deliver against them.
• Partner with Supplier Quality Assurance for the establishment and oversight of third party contracted warehouses.
• Create Quality awareness and promote quality culture within the organization.
• Enforces (a simplified) quality system and harmonizes processes across the Supply Chain warehouse & distribution facilities.
• Member of Management Review team and reports on Supply Chain Quality compliance.
• Introduce and implement the quality processes and tools required to ensure product and process quality and customer satisfaction.
• Manages the review and approval of finished products manufactured and purchased in accordance with their approved specifications.
• Manages all regulatory inspections and questions relating to the operation of the warehouse and distribution sites in coordination with all other applicable teams.
• Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System, in accordance with Philips Policies and applicable worldwide regulations and standards.
• Strategic planning and implementation of supply chain quality functions including nonconforming material management, acceptance activities, and general quality system functions for warehousing, distribution, manufacturing (postponement/late customization).
• Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinates.
• Establishing departmental metrics with daily management and drive actions for improvement as needed.

You are a part of

You are a part of the Supply Chain Quality Operations team responsible for providing quality leadership and direction for warehouse and distribution operations. At Philips, we are passionate about improving quality of life with solutions designed around the needs of customers and their patients. Innovation is driven by gaining insight to the needs of the people who use our products and solutions. This tradition of innovation, combined with our ability to anticipate market needs, has made Philips a global leader in the markets we serve.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in medical device industry, demonstrated understanding of, and ability to interpret regulations and guidelines governing medical devices, including CFRs, ISO 13485, MDSAP, EU MDR.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once and shifting priorities to meet business and/or quality system requirements.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and organizational skills required, experience with MS Office products required.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and complete multiple assignments on time, required.
• Has wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain operations related to warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, and quality system requirements.
• Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and/or customers.
• Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship.

In return, we offer you

A dynamic working environment in an innovative company, paired with a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a supportive atmosphere where you can sharpen your talents with new challenges and career opportunities.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways. Learn more by watching this video.

To find out more about what it's like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there, you can also learn about our recruitment process, or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person's relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities

Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

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