The Edge Group ยท 21 hours ago
Regional QMS Leader
Farmington Hills, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expThe Edge Group is a leading global automotive glass supplier, and they are seeking a Regional QMS Leader to manage and support the Quality Management System across their organization. This role is responsible for ensuring alignment with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements while partnering with process owners to implement improvements for greater efficiency and effectiveness.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Kelsey Williams
Responsibilities
Managing the Quality Management System (QMS) and certification process, including developing and maintaining QMS in line with IATF 16949, conducting internal audits, addressing findings through root cause analysis and corrective actions, and collaborating across departments to ensure quality is integrated throughout the organization
Partnering with process owners to drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes
Delivering training on quality standards and best practices to promote a strong quality culture and facilitating business process training for key roles within the organization
Leads the development and maintenance of the ERM framework, supporting process owners in identifying and assessing key risks across the organization. Facilitates risk assessments, maintains risk registers and indicators, coordinates mitigation efforts, and provides regular reporting to leadership. Promotes a strong risk culture through training and communication, while supporting internal audits, compliance, and response to emerging risks and incidents
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant manufacturing experience
Must be able to travel on short notice, both domestically (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) and occasionally to Europe or Asia. Travel up to 30% expected during internal and external audits
Lead IATF Auditor and/or ISO/TS certification
Critical thinking and ability to understand and incorporate external and internal factors into the QMS planning and implementation phases
Experience implementing and maintaining IATF16949 and VDA 6.3 Quality Management Systems
Proven experience leading a cross functional team in planning, implementing and improving a company's Quality Management System
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or relevant area of study
VDA 6.3 Internal Auditor certification
Understanding and interpretation of Automotive Homologation
Competent in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and experience with SharePoint
Company
The Edge Group
Ranked 4th largest Houston area executive search firm in 2025 by the Houston Business Journal, The Edge Group is comprised of ten professionals with more than one hundred years of combined experience in professional retained search.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase