Regional Quality Manager - LATAM

About the role

The Regional Quality Manager will lead quality governance across Albemarle’s manufacturing sites in Latin America. This position ensures that products, processes and services consistently meet regulatory, customer and corporate standards, while embedding a culture of quality as a competitive advantage.

Key responsibilities

• Provide functional oversight of quality operations across multiple plants in the region.
• Implement, maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System (QMS) in line with ISO 9001, GMP and IATF 16949 requirements.
• Standardize testing, batch record review, change control, documentation and non‑conformance processes across production, maintenance and packaging.
• Support sites with technical investigations, product‑quality issues and escalated release or disposition decisions.
• Oversee non‑conformances, customer complaints, CAPAs and deviations to ensure timely, sustainable resolution.
• Coordinate regional regulatory inspections, audits and internal assessments, monitoring audit closure.
• Define, monitor and report regional quality objectives and performance indicators.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and lead regional improvement road‑maps to reduce deviations, improve process capability and lower cost of poor quality.
• Coach teams in structured problem‑solving methods such as 5 Whys, Fishbone and DMAIC.

Required profile

• Proven functional leadership experience in quality systems within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and industry standards (ISO 9001, GMP, IATF 16949).
• Demonstrated ability to manage audits, inspections and regulatory compliance.
• Experience driving continuous‑improvement initiatives and managing cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret quality and operational data.

Required skills

• Quality Management System (QMS) implementation
• ISO 9001
• GMP
• IATF 16949
• CAPA management
• Root‑cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC)
• Data analysis for quality trends