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Evenflo Company, Inc. · 1 month ago

Vice President Quality

Miamisburg, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Evenflo Company, Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Quality to develop and implement a global Quality and Compliance strategy. The role involves overseeing product testing, compliance documentation, and establishing enterprise-wide Quality KPIs to ensure product integrity and consumer trust.

Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a global Quality and Compliance strategy that aligns with corporate goals, ensuring consistent product integrity and consumer trust across all markets

Serve as the executive sponsor for quality systems modernization, advancing digital transformation, AI-based analytics, and real-time quality dashboards

Provide strategic counsel to the CEO and executive team on product quality trends, compliance risks, and emerging regulatory requirements

Establish and govern enterprise-wide Quality KPIs that link directly to financial performance (e.g., warranty cost reduction, customer satisfaction, and defect rates)

Oversee all product testing, compliance documentation, and certification programs to safeguard brand reputation and consumer safety

Partner with Customer Care, Marketing, and eCommerce to identify quality-related consumer insights and reduce returns, complaints, and negative reviews

Act as the executive liaison with major retail partners, regulatory agencies, and certification bodies

Own and govern the enterprise-wide Quality Management System (QMS) ensuring ISO 9001, CPSIA, ASTM, and JPMA compliance across all sites

Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of sound quality systems at both the corporate and operations levels

Establish global supplier quality standards and audit programs, focusing on high-risk components and contract manufacturers

Collaborate with Supply Chain and Procurement to drive quality-based supplier scorecards and performance improvement

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Quality and Regulatory Affairs team with clear accountability and succession planning

Identify opportunities for improvement within the Quality Management System, make recommendations, facilitate implementation, and share lessons learned within the organization

Continuous upgrading consumer experience with perception quality and bring more value to Evenflo products

Foster a culture of quality excellence, accountability, and proactive risk management throughout the organization

Qualification

Quality Management SystemsRegulatory ComplianceSix SigmaExecutive CommunicationDigital AnalyticsManufacturing ExpertiseTeam DevelopmentProject ManagementPersonal LeadershipBuilding PartnershipsCustomer FocusStrategic Decision Making

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field required

15+ of progressive experience leading Quality and Regulatory functions in complex, multi-site manufacturing environments

5–7 years in a senior leadership capacity overseeing enterprise-level quality systems and compliance in consumer goods, juvenile products, or related industries

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to distill complex quality, safety, and compliance topics into clear strategic insights for executive leadership, regulatory bodies, and external partners

Proven expertise leading large-scale, cross-functional quality initiatives and transformation programs across global manufacturing, supply chain, and product development functions

Deep knowledge of global Quality Management Systems (QMS), regulatory compliance, and product safety standards including ASTM, JPMA, CPSIA, CPSC, ISO 9001, and applicable FDA regulations for juvenile products

Mastery of quality disciplines such as Six Sigma, Lean, and FMEA, with the ability to institutionalize structured problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes across all sites and suppliers

Demonstrated experience implementing AI-enabled quality tools, predictive analytics, and digital dashboards to proactively identify trends, prevent defects, and optimize decision-making through real-time performance data

Strong understanding of injection molding, plastics, and assembly operations, including design-for-quality principles (DFMEA/PFMEA), tolerance analysis, and supplier process validation

Skilled in developing and enforcing enterprise-wide quality policies, technical standards, and audit frameworks that ensure regulatory readiness and sustained product integrity

Exceptional ability to lead complex, multi-site projects; set clear milestones and KPIs; and drive adoption of new systems and cultural behaviors that elevate quality performance across the organization

Leads by envisioning the future, engaging others, energizing people and enabling self and others to develop and execute plans to deliver strategy

Focuses and guides others in accomplishing work objectives

Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, teams, departments, units or organizations to help achieve business goals

Makes customers and their needs a primary focus on one's actions; develops and sustains productive customer relationships

Sets up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it

Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; is proactive

Obtains information and identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; commits to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints and organizational value

Preferred

Master's degree (MBA, MS in Quality or Operations Management) strongly preferred

ASQ certifications (CQE, CMQ/OE, Six Sigma Black Belt) considered a plus

Company

Evenflo Company, Inc.

The Evenflo Story For nearly a century, Evenflo has been a worldwide leader in the development of innovative infant care and juvenile products: We trace our roots back to the 1920 founding of the Pyramid Rubber Company in Ravenna, Ohio.

Founded in 1920

Piqua, Ohio, USA

501-1000 employees