Director, Global Manufacturing Quality

The Director Global Manufacturing Quality serves as a strategic leader responsible for shaping executing and continuously improving the global quality vision across Fortune Brands Innovations manufacturing and operations footprint. This role drives enterprisewide quality excellence strengthens customer trust and ensures that products processes and systems meet the highest standards of performance safety and regulatory this role you will partner closely with senior leaders across Operations Engineering Supply Chain and Commercial teams to embed a culture of quality and operational rigor throughout the global organization. 

Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield IL.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Quality Leadership: Develop and execute the global quality strategy aligned with corporate objectives business unit expectations and customer experience goals.
• Quality Systems & Compliance: Oversee global quality systems policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory industry and internal requirements and adoption of best practices.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion Lean Six Sigma and other structured improvement methodologies to reduce defects enhance reliability and optimize processes.
• Product Quality & Reliability: Lead crossfunctional initiatives to improve product performance reduce warranty claims and elevate customer satisfaction.
• Global Team Leadership: Manage and develop a highperforming global quality team fostering collaboration accountability and professional growth.
• DataDriven Decision Making: Implement advanced analytics dashboards and KPIs to monitor quality performance and drive strategic insights.
• CrossFunctional Collaboration: Partner with Operations Engineering Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the organization and product lifecycle.
• Risk Management: Identify assess and mitigate qualityrelated risks across global operations and supply chains.
• Customer Advocacy: Serve as a voice of the customer ensuring feedback is translated into actionable improvements and longterm quality enhancements.
• Cost of Quality: Drive down overall cost of Quality across Business Units.  Identify areas of opportunity and key problem areas for Quality Engineers and support work as needed.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years of progressive  experience in Manufacturing Quality Supply Chain and or Product Development Engineering in the durable home goods consumer products or related industries.
• 5 years of leadership experience required. Experience managing global teams across multiple regions strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated success leading global quality systems and driving enterpriselevel improvements and change.
• Exceptional leadership communication and changemanagement skills with the ability to influence at all levels. Ability to coach and manage a team of high performing individuals.
• Demonstrated knowledge experience and commitment to world class operations manufacturing quality and continuous improvement. Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance standards relevant to global manufacturing.
• Expertise in Lean Six Sigma or similar methodologies preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with data analytics tools and quality management systems.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $142000 USD - $220000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more visit our website at .

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time