VP, Production Quality

Job Title: VP, Production Quality
Location: Blythewood, SC
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Model: Onsite
The Vice President, Production Quality is responsible for defining, building, scaling, and leading the end-to-end production quality organization and strategy for automotive manufacturing operations at South Carolina facility.
This executive leadership role oversees plant quality, supplier quality, warranty, customer feedback integration, launch quality, and manufacturing quality systems while ensuring alignment with business objectives, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction goals.
The ideal candidate will possess deep OEM automotive production quality leadership experience, expertise in launch environments, advanced supplier quality management capabilities, and a strong track record of building scalable quality organizations within high-growth manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities
Production Quality Leadership

• Build, scale, and lead the Production Quality organization across:
  • Plant Quality
  • Supplier Quality
  • Warranty
  • Customer Experience
• Establish accountability, quality culture, and operational excellence across all levels
• Lead quality strategy aligned with North American automotive market expectations

Manufacturing Quality & Launch Excellence

• Design and implement Production Quality processes within the Scout Business Management System (Client)
• Lead structured problem-solving and corrective action initiatives
• Drive reduction in:
  • Scrap
  • Rework
  • Warranty risk
  • Production quality issues
• Support successful launch and production ramp-up activities

Supplier Quality & Customer Experience

• Oversee supplier quality performance across global multi-tier supply chains
• Lead supplier corrective action and quality performance management initiatives
• Serve as Voice of the Customer through:
  • Vehicle audits
  • Warranty analysis
  • Customer feedback integration
• Ensure "right first time” manufacturing quality standards

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with:
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Supply Chain
  • Purchasing
  • Executive Leadership
• Align cross-functional teams on quality objectives and operational goals
• Support industrialization and supplier readiness initiatives

Data-Driven Quality & Operational Excellence

• Implement data-driven quality systems and digital quality solutions
• Utilize data engineering and analytics to improve manufacturing quality performance
• Establish KPIs, governance processes, and executive reporting structures
• Balance quality, cost, delivery, and operational risk

Must-Have Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Master's Degree preferred
• Minimum 15 years of automotive production quality experience within OEM manufacturing environments
• Minimum 5 years of executive leadership experience within automotive OEM operations
• Strong expertise in:
  • Automotive launch quality
  • Production quality systems
  • Manufacturing quality
  • Supplier quality management
  • Warranty management
  • Customer feedback integration
• Deep expertise implementing Production Quality processes within Business Management Systems (Client)
• Advanced supplier quality management experience across global multi-tier supply chains
• Strong executive leadership and organizational scaling experience
• Experience implementing data-driven quality and digital quality solutions
• Strong strategic, analytical, financial, and operational leadership skills
• Valid Driver's License and Passport required
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (~20%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building quality organizations within startup or greenfield OEM environments
• Experience supporting EV or advanced automotive manufacturing operations
• Strong background in digital manufacturing quality transformation
• Experience leading large-scale launch and ramp-up initiatives

Core Skills

• Automotive Production Quality
• OEM Manufacturing Quality
• Supplier Quality Management
• Launch Quality
• Warranty Management
• Customer Experience Integration
• Manufacturing Operations
• Business Management Systems (Client)
• Quality Governance & KPIs
• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions
• Data-Driven Quality
• Executive Leadership
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Global Supply Chain Quality
• Operational Excellence