Customer Quality Project Manager

Customer Quality Project Manager

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What we offer:

• •Competitive salary and bonus!
• •Paid vacation with additional paid holidays and sick time
• •Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care – available day one
• •On the job/cross training opportunities
• •Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• •Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
• •A Day in the Life at Johnson Controls: https://on.jci.com/3CmsdwX

Position Summary

The Customer Quality Project Manager is responsible for leading customer-focused quality initiatives and driving resolution of product, manufacturing, and field performance issues throughout the project lifecycle. This role serves as the primary liaison between customers and internal cross-functional teams to ensure quality expectations are met, customer concerns are addressed, and continuous improvement actions are implemented.

The position combines project management, customer relationship management, quality engineering, and problem-solving expertise to improve customer satisfaction, reduce warranty and quality-related costs, and deliver successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Quality Leadership

• •Serve as the primary quality contact for strategic customers and high-visibility projects.
• •Lead customer quality review meetings, issue resolution discussions, and executive-level communications.
• •Develop and maintain strong customer relationships by proactively addressing quality concerns.
• •Manage customer escalations through timely containment, investigation, and corrective action implementation.

Project Management

• •Lead customer quality projects from initiation through closure.
• •Develop project timelines, risk assessments, action plans, and status reporting.
• •Coordinate quality activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, and Sales organizations.
• •Monitor project deliverables to ensure quality objectives, customer expectations, and deadlines are achieved.

Quality Improvement & Problem Solving

• •Facilitate structured problem-solving activities using:
• •8D Methodology
• •Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• •5 Why Analysis
• •Fishbone Diagrams
• •FMEA
• •Lean Six Sigma Tools

• •Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to eliminate recurring issues.
• •Validate effectiveness of implemented corrective actions.
• •Identify systemic quality risks and opportunities for process improvement.

Customer Issue Management

• •Manage customer complaints, warranty claims, and field quality concerns.
• •Review and analyze customer feedback, nonconformances, and field performance data.
• •Lead containment activities to minimize customer disruption.
• •Coordinate issue resolution efforts between customers, factories, suppliers, and service teams.

Data Analytics & Reporting

• •Develop and maintain customer quality dashboards and KPIs.
• •Analyze trends related to:
• •Customer complaints
• •Warranty performance
• •Defect rates
• •Cost of poor quality
• •Customer satisfaction metrics

• •Present findings and recommendations to leadership and customers.
• •Utilize Power BI, Excel, and other reporting tools to communicate performance metrics.

Required Qualifications

What we look for

Required:

• •Minimum 3 years of direct work experience with QA systems, regulations, guidelines, and associated standards
• •3+ years of client engagement experience
• •Knowledge of QA cause and effect methodologies
• •Proven experience conducting Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• •Highly motivated and self-directed, capable of multi-tasking, and able to work with minimal supervision
• •Extremely detail-oriented and analytical thinker
• •Able to interface directly with cross-functional teams
• •Strong problem identification and resolution skills
• •High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• •Strong work ethic and positive team attitude
• •Clear and concise communication ability

• •Occasional shop environment, requiring adherence to safety policies and exercise of caution, as the environment presents many naturally occurring hazards
• •Ability to work and communicate with prudence, while effectively managing time, completing tasks, and working safely

Preferred:

Experience in HVAC industry

• •Training and/or experience in ISO 9001
• •Experience managing customer-facing projects and issue resolution.
• •Experience working in manufacturing or engineered product environments.

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