COUNTRY QUALITY MANAGER SWEDEN

Location: Södra Vi, Vimmerby, Sweden

Gnutti Carlo Group Sweden is looking for an experienced Country Quality Manager to lead and further develop our Quality organization and quality performance in Sweden.

This is a senior leadership position with overall responsibility for Quality across our Swedish operations. The role reports directly to the Managing Director Sweden and is a member of the Swedish Management Team.

The successful candidate will combine strategic leadership with a hands-on understanding of manufacturing, customer requirements, process quality and continuous improvement.

The Role

As Country Quality Manager, you will lead the Swedish Quality organization and drive the continued development of quality performance across our operations.

Your responsibility covers Customer Quality, Supplier Quality, Quality Assurance and Process Quality, with a strong focus on robust processes, preventive quality and continuous improvement.

You will work closely with Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Production Development, as well as with the Quality Management System organization.

A key part of the role is to strengthen quality ownership throughout the organization and ensure that quality is built into our processes.

You will represent Quality in the Swedish Management Team and act as a senior quality interface with customers, suppliers and the wider Gnutti Carlo Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Quality organization and quality agenda in Sweden.

• Develop the capabilities and ways of working within Customer Quality, Supplier Quality, Quality Assurance and Process Quality.

• Drive Customer Quality, including customer relationships, claims, structured problem solving, corrective actions and effectiveness verification.

• Strengthen Quality Assurance and Process Quality, including quality gates, control plans, process controls and verification methods.

• Drive preventive quality, process capability and manufacturing robustness in close cooperation with Operations and Engineering.

• Ensure effective application of automotive quality methods including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA and 8D.

• Strengthen Quality involvement in new products, process changes, industrialization and production launches.

• Lead and develop Supplier Quality together with Purchasing and Engineering, focusing on supplier performance and preventive quality development.

• Drive reduction of customer claims, internal defects, scrap, rework and Cost of Poor Quality through structured problem solving, lessons learned and sustainable corrective actions.

• Establish and follow clear quality KPIs, priorities and management routines, strengthening quality ownership and accountability throughout the organization.

• Work closely with the Quality Management System organization to ensure alignment between system requirements and operational execution.

• Lead and support the Quality organization, ensuring structured processes, fact-based analysis and effective actions.

Your Profile

We are looking for an experienced quality leader with a strong background in the automotive industry.

You understand quality from both a technical and leadership perspective and are comfortable working close to manufacturing while maintaining the broader perspective required for a country-level management position.

We believe you have:

• Several years of leadership experience within Quality in the automotive industry.

• Experience as a senior Quality Manager, Plant Quality Manager, Quality Director or equivalent.

• Strong knowledge of automotive quality requirements and IATF 16949.

• Solid experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA and 8D.

• Strong experience in Customer Quality, Supplier Quality and structured problem solving.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, process capability and preventive quality.

• Experience in leading and developing teams in an international manufacturing environment.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate quality data into priorities and actions.

• Fluent English, both written and spoken. Swedish is an advantage but not a requirement.

Leadership Profile

We are looking for a leader who is visible in the operation, understands manufacturing reality and is comfortable moving between management-level discussions, customer interaction and the factory floor.

You are structured, fact-based and pragmatic. You create clear ownership and expectations, challenge existing ways of working and follow through until actions deliver the intended result.

Most importantly, you understand that sustainable quality performance is built through strong processes, technical understanding, prevention, clear ownership and disciplined execution.

What We Offer

This position offers the opportunity to take a central role in the continued development of Quality within Gnutti Carlo Group Sweden.

As Country Quality Manager, you will have a strong mandate to influence the Quality organization, our ways of working and the long-term development of quality performance across our Swedish operations.

You will work closely with the Managing Director, the Swedish Management Team and key functions across the organization, while interacting with customers, suppliers and the wider Gnutti Carlo Group