Business Quality Leader

• Lead business-level quality programs and projects across APM manufacturing sites and product lines to improve first-pass quality, reduce product variability, address chronic quality issues, and reduce customer complaints
• Review product-quality trends and data across APM product lines to identify recurring issues, business risks, and improvement opportunities
• Partner with site Quality Managers to investigate significant product-quality issues, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence
• Lead product-line capability reviews and support site-to-site consistency across quality processes, product performance, and customer requirements
• Partner with growth teams, new product development teams, and global product managers to identify future quality capabilities needed to support new products and customer opportunities
• Translate business objectives and customer requirements into quality goals, priorities, and improvement plans for APM manufacturing sites
• Build quality capability across the business through coaching, knowledge sharing, structured problem solving, and collaboration with site quality teams
• Partner with Chemours Quality Management Systems leadership to support quality-system alignment, training, assessments, certifications, and risk identification
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts using data and quality methodologies to identify root causes and implement sustainable improvements
• Travel approximately 25%, primarily during the workweek, to support APM manufacturing locations, with occasional international travel based on business needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering, polymer science, materials science, or a related scientific discipline
• 10+ years of progressive quality and/or product-quality experience in a complex manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated experience with product quality, customer complaints, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, quality trends, and product/process capability
• Experience with specialty materials, including specialty polymers, fluoropolymers, fluoroelastomers, coatings, membranes, specialty lubricants, or comparable advanced materials
• Demonstrated ability to lead quality teams, projects, or cross-functional initiatives
• Ability to influence experienced stakeholders without direct authority
• Experience with Quality Management Systems and enterprise/ERP systems supporting quality processes
• Preferred: Direct experience with fluoropolymers, FKM/fluoroelastomers, specialty coatings, ion-exchange membranes, specialty lubricants, or closely related advanced materials
• Preferred: Degree concentration in chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer chemistry/science, or materials science
• Preferred: Previous experience in a Quality Manager, Senior Quality Manager, Business Quality, Global Quality, or Quality Director-level role
• Preferred: Experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites, complex product portfolios, multiple grades/SKUs, specialty compounding, and varied customer requirements
• Preferred: Experience applying Lean/Six Sigma, FMEA, SPC, APQP, MSA, A3, and/or 8D
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt is a plus
• Must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation
• Immigration sponsorship, including H-1B, F-1 OPT, TN, or other non-immigrant status, is not currently available

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in leading quality programs and projects within complex manufacturing environments, focusing on product quality, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. Proficient in applying quality methodologies and managing cross-functional teams to drive sustainable improvements and align quality systems with business objectives.