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**Summary**

This position has ownership of the Quality Management System for multiple existing accounts and/or new business segments. Is responsible for all management aspects of Quality personnel. Quality Assurance liaison between Ryder Management and Customer in achievement of business objectives

**Essential Functions**

+ Leads Continuous Improvement activities as needed

+ Serves as the business owner, establishes and regulates the standards for Quality Management Systems based on company and/or industry standards

+ Oversees internal auditing to ensure regulatory compliance and certification

+ Facilitates regular performance reviews with operations leadership and monitors metrics

+ Develops, implements strategy to manage scope and meet customer expectations

+ Supports business start-ups and expansions including pricing inputs, go-live and steady state certifications

+ Supervises a team of quality Managers

+ Makes employment decisions (hire, promotions, etc.) and performance management

+ Exerts considerable influence on the overall objectives and long range goals of the organization

+ Works on considerable complex problems where analysis of situation or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various intangible factors

**Additional Responsibilities**

+ May lead continuous improvement activities including Kaizen events resulting in the achievement of annual cost savings objectives

+ May function as a Team Lead or mentor providing guidance to lower level and support employees

+ Manages Diversity and Inclusion

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

**Skills and Abilities**

+ Ability to be comfortable and effective with issues that lack clarity, structure or certainty

+ Drives for results

+ Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors)Comfortable around higher management

+ Ability to work independently and as a member of a team

+ Flexibility to operate and self-driven to excel in a fast-paced environment

+ Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills

+ Detail oriented with excellent follow up practices and perseverance

+ Operates with considerable latitude

+ Situations may have little or nor precedent requiring original or new concepts of approaches without guidance from others

+ Performs work independently with minimal supervision

+ Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments

+ Exerts considerable influence on the overall objectives and long range goals of the company

+ Builds and manages effective teams

+ Develops direct reports

+ Ability to build strong customer relationships

+ Effective leadership skills

+ Has managerial courage and approachability

+ Ability to maintain confidential information

+ Demonstrates problem solving skills

+ Develops and delivers effective presentations

+ Has business acumen

+ Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

**Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's degree required in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a minimum of 8 years relevant work experience

+ Ten (10) years or more Operational Management required

+ Eight (8) years or more Experience in MS Project, Internal Audit/Corrective Action Systems Software (e.g. JKT) preferred

+ Eight (8) years or more Process Mapping and Standard Operating Procedures documentation and project management experience preferred

+ Eight (8) years or more Quality Management/Process Improvement required

+ One (1) year or more Supervisory experience preferred

+ Other ISO 9001 certification required if applicable to account

+ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

+ Other American Society of Quality Manager (ASQ)certification

**Job Category:** Quality

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