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Henkel group

QA Specialist (Contracted manufacturing quality assurance)

Henkel group Shinagawa, Japan

Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees

14 h ago
qa Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time Japan
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About the role

The QA Specialist will lead quality performance and ensure compliance with Henkel's quality requirements and regulatory standards across manufacturing and logistics sites. They are responsible for auditing suppliers, managing quality incidents, and driving improvements in product safety and consumer complaint resolution.

What they look for

Quality assurance Compliance Auditing Quality management systems Risk management Data analysis Laboratory management Stakeholder management Supply chain management Cosmetics regulation ERP Microsoft Office Hygienic design Manufacturing processes

Requirements

The ideal candidate should have experience in quality management, preferably within the cosmetics industry or manufacturing sector. Strong collaboration skills and proficiency in ERP systems and local regulatory knowledge are highly valued.

Benefits

Global wellbeing standards Health and preventive care programs Gender-neutral parental leave Employee Share Plan Retirement Pension Plan Sick Leave Group Term Life Insurance Supplementary Workers' Accident Insurance

Full description

About this Position

Local manufactured (JPCM) products, manufacturing sites, co-packing site. It is also responsible for the quality management of imported products from GSC, China, Thailand and U.S, as the situation requires. What you´ll do

Lead the quality performance in the country. Ensure compliance with Henkel quality requirements as well as any applicable legal and regulatory standard related to quality and product safety. Define, review, update and continuously improve the local quality management system in compliance with Henkel Q strategy and Integrated management system. Regular inspection and auditing contract manufacturers/raw material and package suppliers Lead discussion and drive decisions and solution with relevant stakeholders on potential quality incidents. Improve quality issues of manufacturing site causes with sites. Analyse and improve on consumer complaints received from Customer Service. Manage collected data on NP and product STD documents. Attend on Zero/first production on site. Manage laboratory equipment and environment. Deal with local authority requirement and Henkel requirement with Q manager. Manage laboratory equipment and environment. Communicate with Asia Q on JP quality incidents with Q manager. Manage quality in the transportation and warehousing process with Q manager. Regularly inspect the quality executions in the LSP (Logistics Service Provider) with Q manager.

What makes you a good fit

Must Have

Collaborate with the team for better capability and performance. Build good networks within the country organizations, including the supply chain team and commercial teams. Contribute to region for quality management process with Q manager.

Nice to Have

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP Experience of hygienic design and manufacturing Experience of working with local contracted suppliers, especially manufacturing site Good knowledge and experience in local cosmetics regulation Good experiences of collaboration with regional and global team

Some perks of joining Henkel

  • Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
  • Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
  • Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
  • Retirement Pension Plan (Corporate DC and CB composition)
  • Sick Leave
  • Group Term Life Insurance
  • Supplementary Workers' Accident Insurance

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.

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