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Director, Global Manufacturing & Quality Transformation

Coates Group· Business Operations – Strategic Sourcing and Manufacturing
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Hybrid (Sydney, Australia)Full-time, PermanentPosted 4w ago

About the role

Lead the transformation of Coates' global manufacturing and quality operations, building a high-performing global team, reshaping operating models across regions, and acting as the change agent who moves manufacturing and quality from a compliance function into a driver of competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategic redesign of Coates' global contract manufacturing network, including site selection, capacity planning, and production transfers, balancing cost, quality, and scale across culturally and operationally diverse markets.
  • Drive a step-change in manufacturing and quality maturity across the Global segment, moving beyond incremental fixes to reshape how teams, suppliers, and processes operate together.
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global manufacturing and quality organisation, with a track record of developing capability and leadership in others, not just executing personally.
  • Act as a change leader across the business, building buy-in and alignment across Product, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, and Commercial teams for major manufacturing and quality initiatives.
  • Own manufacturing engineering and strategy, including site selection, transfer projects, capacity planning, and operational risk management, with clear accountability for time to market, cost, and quality outcomes.
  • Build strong global supplier and manufacturing partner relationships that drive reliability, agility, and continuous improvement, leading through influence and relationship, not just contract terms.
  • Provide strategic leadership in scaling operations to support business growth, including entry into new markets or technologies.
  • Introduce and evolve a Global Quality Management System aligned to ISO and regulatory/customer standards, using it as a platform for broader operational change rather than an end in itself.
  • Establish and monitor quality KPIs, lead CAPA processes for systemic issues, and ensure products meet applicable regulatory, environmental and safety standards (UL, CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH) across all segments.
  • Champion compliance initiatives, training, documentation, certification, as tools that support the broader manufacturing transformation.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate operational, quality, and compliance risk across the supply chain and manufacturing network.

Qualifications

  • A proven change leader with a track record of transforming manufacturing or operations functions across multiple countries and cultures, not just managing an existing quality system.
  • 15+ years of senior leadership experience in global manufacturing, operations, or supply chain, ideally including complex, multi-country production transfers and supplier network transformation.
  • Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality degree (Master's or equivalent leadership experience preferred), combined with credible working knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and international product compliance frameworks, enough to lead technical experts, not necessarily to be the most technical person in the room.
  • Excellent leadership, cross-cultural communication and stakeholder influence skills, with experience building and developing high-performing teams.
  • Comfortable operating with ERP systems (PtP, Demand-to-Build, QTC) and standard collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams, CAD), without requiring deep hands-on technical mastery.

Skills

Required:Change leadershipGlobal manufacturing and supply chain strategyQuality management and regulatory compliance

Benefits

  • annual market competitive bonus program
  • Thrive Program with flexible work options, dedicated health and wellbeing initiatives, a Global Wellness paid day off, and a Give Back Day to support community impact.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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