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Quality Leader - RO & UF
DuPont Water Solutions | Reverse Osmosis & Ultrafiltration
Shape the Future of Water Quality
At DuPont, we're solving some of the world's most critical water challenges. As our Business Quality Leader (BQL) for the Reverse Osmosis and Ultrafiltration portfolios, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring product excellence, driving operational performance, and enabling sustainable growth across a global business.
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for defining and executing the Manage Product Quality (MPQ) strategy , ensuring we consistently deliver on customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and business performance goals.
What You'll Do
As a key member of the business leadership team, you will:
Lead Strategy & Governance
Own and deploy the MPQ Business Quality Strategy , aligning quality systems with business objectives and growth priorities
Establish and govern quality system architecture , operating discipline, and certification standards
Ensure compliance with global product quality and regulatory requirements
Drive Performance & Continuous Improvement
Champion a customer-first quality culture across the organization
Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve customer-facing quality metrics, including a targeted 25% YoY reduction in defective parts per million (DPPM)
Partner with operations and manufacturing technology to reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
Enable End-to-End Quality Excellence
Ensure robust quality systems across:
Product specifications & validation
New product introduction (NPI)
External manufacturing & supplier quality
Raw materials & incoming inspections
End-to-end supply chain and distribution quality
Lead effective CAPA processes to resolve issues and prevent recurrence
Build & Lead Capability
Develop, coach, and mentor a network of quality professionals across global sites
Drive adoption of quality tools, metrics, and training across the business
Optimize leveraged quality resources and processes for efficiency and impact
Lead and coach on supplier audits and robust incoming materials inspection
What Success Looks Like
A scalable, effective MPQ strategy that enables profitable growth and risk mitigation
Measurable improvements in product quality, customer satisfaction, and operational performance
Strong cross-functional alignment and resolution of complex technical and organizational challenges
What You Bring
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related field required
8-12 years of progressive experience in quality leadership roles
Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional initiatives in manufacturing or technology-driven environments
Expertise in quality systems (including ISO 9001 and cGMP), regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement methodologies
Strong business acumen with a focus on risk management, prioritization, and value creation
Why DuPont?
Work on technologies that impact millions of lives through clean water solutions
Join a collaborative, innovation-driven culture with global reach and real business impact
Influence strategic decisions at the intersection of quality, operations, and customer experience
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DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page (http://careers.dupont.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits) .
The Pay range for this role is $107,100.00 - $168,300.00 Annual
How Base Pay is Determined: DuPont has job leveling frameworks that help organize roles based on progressive levels of responsibility, proficiency and qualifications. Each role has an associated pay range (or an established pay rate for some roles) based on the competitive market in each country where we operate. Each individual's pay is based on a variety of factors, including their role and the associated pay range for that role, their geographic location (i.e., country, state, metropolitan area), as well as their skills, experience, education and certifications, and performance.
