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We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs - today and in the future.\nWe are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?\nThis is a unique opportunity to shape the quality strategy for one of Nouryon’s strategic global product lines, supporting expansion while working with manufacturing sites and customers globally.\nAbout the job\nAs CMC Quality Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving and maintaining site certifications that support the continued growth of our CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) business. In this highly cross-functional role, you will bring together colleagues from different departments, align stakeholders around common objectives, and ensure everyone is moving in the same direction.\nIn your future role as CMC Quality Manager you will\nLead and maintain key certifications and quality standards, including ISO 9001, GMP, EXCiPACT, EFfCI, FSSC 22000 ensuring continued compliance and supporting the growth of our CMC business in highly regulated markets.\nDefine and drive the global quality strategy for Nouryon's CMC portfolio, ensuring products consistently meet customer, regulatory, and market requirements.\nAct as the central quality contact for the CMC business, connecting Business, Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Quality teams to align priorities and drive execution.\nChampion a proactive quality culture by promoting quality ownership, risk management, continuous improvement, and compliance throughout the product lifecycle.\nEnsure an effective and efficient Quality Management System (QMS), driving audit readiness, management reviews, internal audits, and the timely resolution of compliance gaps.\nPartner with commercial and operational teams to support new product introductions, process improvements, market development initiatives, and customer-specific requirements.\nLead investigations into quality incidents, customer complaints, and non-conformances, ensuring robust root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.\nServe as a trusted quality partner for key customers, supporting audits, quality agreements, and initiatives that strengthen customer confidence in Nouryon as a supplier.\nMonitor quality performance, identify improvement opportunities, and drive initiatives that enhance compliance, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.\nInfluence and align stakeholders across functions, bringing people together around shared objectives and ensuring critical quality and certification initiatives move forward effectively.\nWe believe you bring\nA Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferred) in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Quality, or a related technical discipline.\n7-10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or Operations within the chemical, pharmaceutical, personal care, consumer products, food, or specialty materials industries, preferably gained in a global multinational environment.\nProven experience leading and maintaining plant quality certifications and Quality Management Systems in a manufacturing environment, with strong knowledge of e.g. ISO 9001, GMP requirements, EXCiPACT, IPEC requirements.\nDemonstrated experience managing quality systems, audits, investigations, CAPA processes, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and business requirements.\nExperience working with customers, suppliers, and regulatory agencies, with the ability to build strong relationships and effectively manage stakeholders.\nKnowledge of root cause analysis methodologies, quality improvement tools, quality systems software, ERP systems, data analytics tools, data integrity requirements, and ALCOA+ principles.\nWe believe you are\nA strategic thinker with a strong quality mindset and with strong business acumen.\nA strong problem solver with solid decision-making skills.\nAn effective communicator with excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.\nAble to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.\nCustomer-focused in your approach.\nDriven to lead change and continuous improvement initiatives.\nA collaborative team player with a service-oriented mindset and a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.\nWe offer you\nAn employment contract for an indefinite period\nA competitive gross annual salary ranging from EUR 116,500 to EUR 145,600 based on your experience, skills and qualifications.\n30 holidays based on a full-time position\nA variable bonus\nAn excellent pension plan with a strong contribution rate, most of which is paid by Nouryon.\nLifeCheck Employee Assistance Program: Free, confidential wellbeing support for you and your family\nBright, modern offices with excellent public transport connections\nA welcoming, international team and a positive, enjoyable work environment\nAn attractive bike plan\nA company fitness plan to stay active and healthy\nTax-friendly perks\nExclusive discounts on a wide range of products and services\nHave we got your interest?\nThis is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to Haider Akram, Product Director Paints and Coatings, and is based in Amsterdam.\nPlease apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/\nWe look forward to receiving your application!\nWe kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.\nAbout Nouryon\nExplore careers and life at Nouryon\nIf you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. 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