Director, Quality

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a proactive 3-year global quality strategy to improve current and future model quality, warranty performance, and cost of quality.
• Establish global business unit scorecards and predictive quality metrics to report status by region, plant, and program.
• Serve as the primary "single voice of quality" to the customer, managing relationships and responding to quality issues or Product Safety Concerns (PPSC).
• Mitigate risks by executing corrective action plans and developing systemic "prevent recurrence" strategies.
• Oversee Advanced Quality Planning (APQP) and program quality deliverables, participating in program and phase exit reviews.
• Ensure global compliance with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
• Lead people development through annual employee development plans, performance reviews, and succession planning for quality managers.
• Support the quoting process to ensure appropriate quality resources and processes are integrated into new business awards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical area (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in people development and leadership.
• Proven experience leading complex quality organizations and developing global quality strategies.
• Deep technical knowledge of IATF 16949, VDA, Continuous Improvement, and Total Quality Management.
• Proficiency in core quality tools including PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, SPC, 8D, and APQP.
• Advanced understanding of statistical concepts and problem-solving methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical or business field.
• Six Sigma Certification.
• Professional Certification in Quality Engineering or Quality Management.

About the Company

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates approximately 200 manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide, delivering seating systems for all major OEMs.