What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Quality Manager position at ManpowerGroup?
Automotive Manufacturing | Multi-Site Leadership
Location: Columbus, IN (on-site)
Compensation: $120,000–$140,000 base bonus
Travel: Regional (routine, not constant)
The Opportunity
We’re supporting a global Tier 1 automotive manufacturer with a significant U.S. footprint and long-standing OEM relationships. This organization supplies high-volume, safety-critical systems to major automotive customers and operates multiple plants across North America.
They are hiring a Regional Quality Manager to take ownership of quality performance across several manufacturing sites. This role is not plant-bound. It is strategic, visible, and influential, with direct impact on customer satisfaction, launch execution, and cost of poor quality.
If you’ve led quality at the plant level and want broader scope without losing hands-on influence, this is a strong next step.
What You’ll Own
You’ll set direction, align teams, and drive results across a defined region.
Regional Quality Leadership
This role is built for a seasoned automotive quality leader who can balance strategy, execution, and customer pressure.
Required background:
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
Location: Columbus, IN (on-site)
Compensation: $120,000–$140,000 base bonus
Travel: Regional (routine, not constant)
The Opportunity
We’re supporting a global Tier 1 automotive manufacturer with a significant U.S. footprint and long-standing OEM relationships. This organization supplies high-volume, safety-critical systems to major automotive customers and operates multiple plants across North America.
They are hiring a Regional Quality Manager to take ownership of quality performance across several manufacturing sites. This role is not plant-bound. It is strategic, visible, and influential, with direct impact on customer satisfaction, launch execution, and cost of poor quality.
If you’ve led quality at the plant level and want broader scope without losing hands-on influence, this is a strong next step.
What You’ll Own
You’ll set direction, align teams, and drive results across a defined region.
Regional Quality Leadership
- Lead and develop Plant Quality Managers across multiple facilities
- Standardize quality systems, procedures, and best practices regionally
- Serve as the escalation point for high-impact quality issues
- Act as the primary regional contact for OEM customers
- Lead customer audits, launches, and issue escalations
- Drive clear, disciplined 8D and corrective action responses
- Own resolution of customer complaints, field issues, and recalls
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OEM requirements
- Oversee internal and external audits across all sites
- Ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained
- Support APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and Run@Rate
- Ensure quality readiness for new programs and product launches
- Identify and mitigate launch risks early
- Own regional KPIs including PPM, COPQ, scrap, warranty, and customer scorecards
- Lead root cause analysis for systemic quality issues
- Deploy Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving tools
- Align regional Supplier Quality strategies
- Support escalation and resolution of critical supplier issues
- Ensure supplier compliance with automotive quality standards
This role is built for a seasoned automotive quality leader who can balance strategy, execution, and customer pressure.
Required background:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred)
- 10 years of automotive quality experience
- Demonstrated multi-site or regional leadership
- Deep knowledge of:
- IATF 16949
- APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA
- Strong OEM-facing experience (audits, launches, escalations)
- Willingness to travel within the region
- True regional authority, not a “floating plant role”
- Direct OEM exposure and executive visibility
- Strong compensation with bonus upside
- Stable, global organization with long-term programs
- Opportunity to influence quality culture at scale
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.