Title : Global Vice President, Quality & Sustainability

Location : Plano, TX

About this opportunity

The Global Vice President of Quality and Sustainability will report directly to the Senior VP of Global Operations. This position has responsibility for the overall management system designed to meet customer Quality and ESG (Environment Social Governance) requirements to enhance customer satisfaction while minimizing business risks and costs. The scope includes developing and executing strategies, processes, systems, and tools to achieve these goals, working cross functionally to influence and deliver quality and ESG improvements across the company.

A key requirement is the ability to drive change across the organization, and, in partnership with the rest of the Global Operations team, move the enterprise to the next level of customer satisfaction, quality, and ESG, incorporating practices already in place within certain parts of the organization and providing thought leadership to adapt new best practices.

What you will do (Responsibilities)

• Develop and implement overall DZS Quality and ESG strategy and plans
• Responsible for the overall management system certifications and strategy including ensuring certifications are maintained or extended as required, especially TL 9000 (including ISO 9001), ISO 14001 and support of others - ISO 27001 and ISO 22301
• Working knowledge of emerging ESG trends and the ability to incorporate them into the business as needed
• Leverage sustainability practices and associated assessment tools (e.g., Eco Vadis) and closing gaps to reduce operating costs while having a positive environmental impact including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction
• REACH, RoHS, FCPA, Conflict Mineral regulations and others (e.g., forced labor) and their compliance management with respect to DZS and supplier practices
• In collaboration with the procurement organization, supplier quality management of key suppliers including issue resolution, RCA/8Ds and prevention.
• Drive standardization of management system processes, policies and procedures across the company and ensuring awareness and adherence to them via comprehensive communication, training, and audit plans
• Define appropriate KPI’s (such as Cost of Poor Quality, returns, delivery, GHG reduction targets) to measure performance, identify improvement opportunities and projects
• Lead cross-functional mission-based teams to accomplish and continually improve outcomes of the all the above. Coach and train teams on disciplined problem-solving and improvement methods (Lean/Six Sigma, DMAIC, RCA etc.)
• Support sales teams in responding to RFXs in the areas of quality, environment, sustainability, health, and safety
• Build internal networks across Supply Chain, Engineering and Services teams to create a shared vision and collaborative partnership to achieve quality and ESG targets
• Develop technical depth and credibility recognized by customers and industry organizations (e.g., TIA QuEST Forum). and manage these relationships

You will bring ( Qualifications )

• Proactive, creative thinker able to assess issues, create action plans and execute in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and modeling capabilities - able to summarize and communicate concisely both verbal and written to all levels of an organization internally and externally
• Proven leadership skills with large cross-functional teams - proactive, team-player
• Excellent organizational, people management and time management skills.
• Ability to create and implement process improvements and enhance both reporting and business analytics that drive performance and operating efficiencies.

Why Join DZS?

DZS (Nasdaq:DZSI) is headquarter in Plano, Texas and is an innovator and market-leader in intelligent, packet-based mobile transport and broadband access converged edge solutions for the emerging 5G and 10Gig fiber-to-the-premises upgrade cycle. DZS has a differentiated platforms and software portfolio that resulted in a transformational 2021and we are excited about are on track in 2022 to elevate to new heights. As a DZS employee, you will be encouraged to achieve the extraordinary and continuously challenge traditional ways of doing things. The leadership team is dedicated and focused on People, Innovation, Growth and Operational Excellence. We are always looking for top talent to join our team! Is that you? Here you will have an outstanding opportunity and chance to use your imagination and tenacity to push the boundaries of what is possible.

What happens once you apply?

Your resume will be reviewed against the requirements listed and if a match a member of our team will reach out to you directly. Hiring top talent is our top priority and we thrilled you chose us.

The health and safety and well-being of our employees is our priority. Successful applicants are requested to self-certify vaccination status prior to employment. Compliance with government and customers’ requirements regarding vaccination may preclude unvaccinated applicants from employment for a particular job.

Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values and is why we nurture it in everything we do. DZS is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. DZS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please let us know during your application process.

For applicants requiring accommodations they are available on request during all aspects of the assessment and selection process. Please discuss any accommodations you may require with DZS Human Resources department via email at jobs@dzsi.com.