External Manufacturing Quality Manager

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

External Manufacturing Quality Manager

This position reports into Senior Manager, External Quality and Compliance and is based Skillman, NJ or Guelph ON Canada

Who We Are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made by 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours.

Role reports to: Senior Manager, External Quality and Compliance

Location: Based at Skillman, NJ or Guelph ON Canada. Kenvue’s corporate headquarters is currently located in Skillman NJ, but is scheduled to move to Summit, NJ in or around early 2025.

Travel %: up to 25% domestic travel within the US and Canada

What You Will Do 

The QA Manager, External Manufacturing Quality is primarily responsible for ensuring that 3rd-party organizations who are manufacturing, packaging, controlling, and handling Kenvue products fully understand and meet Kenvue quality and compliance expectations.  The NA EM product portfolio consists of both oral ingestible and topical OTC drugs, medical devices, combination products, NDA’s, cosmetics, engineered products, etc., for the Kenvue. This position provides risk-based QA direction, perspective, and support to a range of technical, compliance and business issues pertinent to EM products, processes, programs, and activities. This is a leadership position within the EM quality unit. The position provides key input in the development of strategies, goals, and initiatives, with the authority and responsibility to manage their effective deployment and execution. This position has direct responsibility for a team of professional employees (Quality Leads and Specialists) at multiple levels of experience, training, and skills. The QA Manager is expected to manage team member development, performance, and empowerment consistent with the goals and expectations of Kenvue and the Make Quality organization.

Responsibilities:

·       Responsible for the performance of a select portfolio of EM sites that may include multiple product classes, technologies, and complexities. Responsible for oversight of quality systems aspects as applicable.

·       Develop, implement, and oversee execution of strategies, plans, and initiatives to ensure production of Kenvue products that consistently meet Kenvue and Health Authority requirements for Quality and compliance.

·       Develop aligned, respectful, and productive relationships with Kenvue and EM peer and leadership partners across multiple responsibility levels and within a high matrix structure. Work with senior leadership to advance the organization and drive improvement

·       Set reasonable expectatio