Quality Manager - Hardlines

We are recruiting a Quality Manager for a leading non-food products trading company based in Amsterdam , The Netherlands.

The Quality Manager will be responsible for the General Hardlines products and processes. Together with the Quality team (Head of Quality and QA Assistants) you will work closely with the colleagues from Product Management and the company’s team in China.

You will ensure that all products comply with the legal requirements and follow the development of laws and regulations within the product groups in which our client is active.

In addition, you optimize quality processes, perform risk analyses and give advice to your colleagues.

Your activities:

• Being able to assess an item on safety and legislation.

• Being in contact with suppliers, evaluate social compliance and environmental requirements for factories.

• You will be responsible for ensuring product safety for hardlines and decoration items.

• Handling customer complaints, authority requests and recalls.

• Keep your knowledge about legislation up to date while sharing your knowledge with your co-workers.

• Analyse and improve internal processes.

• Responsible for the technical files.

• Training and supporting the junior members of the team.

Candidate requirements

• Relevant experience in quality assurance or in a similar environment or a lab.

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related subject

• Excellent knowledge of EU legislation for non-food items.

• Candidates will preferably have experience with similar customers portals

• Setting up and implementing quality processes.

• Previous experience in product-safety legislation.

• Good language skills in English.

What our client offers

Our client develops a wide range of products for daily use, from the latest gadgets to sustainable beauty products.

In addition to hard work and delivering quality, having fun and collegiality are of paramount importance to the client’s culture.

The team consists of driven product developers, sales experts, logistics talents, online marketing specialists and graphic designers. Thanks to a broad international network they conquer the hearts of consumers all over the world with their products.

As an employee you’ll be given all the space you need to contribute to this.

In addition to a competitive salary, our client offers

• Room for personal growth and professional development

• An excellent pension scheme

• Travel allowance

• 13th month bonus

• 8% holiday allowance

• An extensive lunch

• Fresh fruit

• Freshly ground coffee

• Boot Camp

• Yoga

• Your own football team

• Massage

• Discount on cool products

• Weekly social events and parties

• An Instagram-worthy and easily accessible office in Amsterdam

• A great team of colleagues