23 set - Vicenza
Agco
As Plant Quality Sr.
Manager you will lead the site quality function to drive customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.
You will align cross-functional teams with corporate quality goals and implement modern quality systems to ensure robust, reliable products.
You will oversee KPI-driven performance and supplier quality to reduce defects and improve net promoter scores.
This role offers impact across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain in a mission-driven agricultural technology company.
Lead the site quality function, build a culture of quality, and develop a site quality strategy aligned to corporate goals
Implement and mature quality methodologies (e.g., APQP) and ISO ****:**** processes for proactive quality management
Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and product development to strengthen product/process validation
Ensure compliance with customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and internal standards; represent plant quality in customer/dealer forums
Oversee daily quality performance using KPIs and drive improvements in Right First Time, Defects per Unit,
and Cost of Poor Quality
Eliminate manufacturing- and supplier-caused reliability issues through robust process improvements and supplier management
Set clear, customer-impact priorities based on severity, frequency, and cost to improve product Net Promoter Scores
Lead supplier quality initiatives, ensuring supplier readiness for new products and targeting improvements with critical or underperforming suppliers
8+ years in Quality Management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
Proven experience in complex manufacturing environments; automotive or agricultural machinery background preferred
Strong expertise in Quality Management Systems, supplier quality, and field quality processes
Fluent English, written and spoken
Cross-functional collaboration
Leadership and people management
Strategic prioritization and decision making
Quality Management Systems (QMS) expertise
APQP and process validation
Supplier quality management
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