Quality Excellence Leader (m/f/d)

[Internal Opportunity]   Quality Excellence Leader (m/f/d)

Company: Hager Electro GmbH & Co. KG

Are you looking to grow or to develop new skills within Hager Group? An opportunity has just come up within the Group Quality & Environment department. What if this was your chance to explore a new field, grow your skills, and thrive in a new role? Dare to apply and join your new team.

We are currently looking for our futureQuality Excellence Leader (m/f/d) based in Blieskastel for a permanent contract.

As a Quality Excellence Leader (m/f/d),you will drive the global standardization and continuous improvement of quality processes across multiple sites and functions. You will lead international transformation initiatives, foster a culture of quality excellence, and enable data-driven decision-making to ensure transparency and sustainable improvements across the organization. In the role, you will play a central role in shaping and implementing global quality standards and improvement initiatives.

Your mission

• Drive the global standardization and harmonization of quality processes, methodologies, and tools to ensure transparency and enable fact-based management decisions.
• Implement the global Quality Transformation Plan and lead international improvement and transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional and international teams to deliver global Quality Excellence initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Conduct global process and maturity audits, ensuring the sustainable implementation of defined improvement actions; act as Global Process Owner (GPO) for quality-related topics in the APQP domain.
• Own the governance of budgets and KPIs for continuous improvement initiatives across the global Quality organization.
• Strengthen the Quality organization by systematically capturing lessons learned and ensuring sustainable knowledge transfer and institutionalization.
• Promote data-driven decision-making by analyzing complex data structures, ensuring high data quality, and closing transparency gaps.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a comparable technical qualification.
• More than 8 years of international experience in quality management within a multi-site environment with demanding quality standards.
• Strong technical expertise in electrical systems and/or software-based connected systems.
• Proven experience in project and change management within international organizations.
• Expert knowledge of Automotive Core Tools (PPAP, FMEA, APQP, MSA, Run@Rate, etc.) and Lean methodologies (e.g., Value Stream Mapping), with solid experience in CAQ and SAP systems.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, strong customer orientation, and confidence in working in intercultural environments.
• Strong analytical and conceptual capabilities, resilience, leadership and assertiveness, as well as willingness to travel internationally; fluent English required (German is an advantage).

Be bold, the power of internal mobility is in your hands: once your application has been submitted our HR team will contact you for an initial interview with the Hiring Manager and the HRBP of your future position. 

(Re)discover our Internal Mobility Charter: the commitments of the company and its employees.

All employees who meet the requirements for the position can apply. Severely disabled applicants are given special consideration if they are equally suitable. Please send your application to the responsible HR department, if possible please use our group-wide applicant management system. We are happy to answer any questions you may have. Your application or your request will be treated confidentially.

Michelle MOLTER
HRBP Eng., Indus, Group Quality & SDM Germany

(Validity of notice: 11.03.2026 - 26.03.2026)