Quality Assurance Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Quality Assurance Manager to join our team in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This hybrid role offers an opportunity to play a pivotal role in maintaining and improving our quality assurance and certification landscape, ensuring compliance with international standards and regulatory requirements.

This position is ideal for a professional with a strong background in Quality Management Systems (QMS), Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), and ISO standards, particularly ISO 27001. If you are passionate about governance, product safety, quality, and information security, we encourage you to apply.

Salary: This position comes with a very competitive market related salary and comprehensive benefits package. Please contact Alan for more details on both.

• Maintaining and improving the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, and EN-ISO/IEC 80079-34.
• Managing the Information Security Management System (ISMS) and ensuring continuous compliance with ISO/IEC 27001 and IEC62443.
• Coordinating and managing regional product certification processes (e.g., ATEX, IECEx, CE, FCC, IC, TELEC, RCM).
• Developing and maintaining a certification roadmap aligned with international standards.
• Conducting internal audits, gap assessments, and coordinating with external certification bodies.
• Performing risk assessments and driving continuous improvement of QMS and ISMS.
• Leading Management Reviews, including performance monitoring and objective setting.
• Acting as the Information Security Officer and leading governance efforts related to product safety, quality, and information security.
• Ensuring successful audits and (re)certifications for relevant standards and schemes.
• Serving as the primary contact for certification bodies, notified bodies, and regulatory authorities.

• In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 standards (ISO 27001 is non-negotiable).
• Preferable knowledge of IEC/EN 80079-34 or IEC62443 standards.
• Proven experience in managing QMS and ISMS.
• Strong ability to conduct internal audits and manage external audit interactions.
• Strategic thinking and planning skills for certification roadmaps and compliance.
• Excellent documentation and traceability practices.
• Risk assessment and mitigation skills related to security and compliance.
• Effective stakeholder communication and coordination with regulatory bodies.
• Leadership in continuous improvement initiatives for QMS and ISMS.
• Familiarity with regulatory and cybersecurity trends in Industrial IoT.

• Oversee and update certification and compliance records.
• Conduct internal audits and prepare for external audits.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with corporate policies.
• Perform risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead Management Reviews and monitor performance metrics.
• Act as the primary liaison with certification bodies and regulatory authorities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for QMS and ISMS.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Opportunity to work with a global specialist engineering company.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.