Quality System Manager to one of the worlds biggest shipping company

Join us shaping the future of the maritime industry!

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a dynamic global company that values digital innovation, quality, and strong company safety culture.

We are a Maritime Industry leader dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement. Our mission is to challenge and commit, to shape the future of Maritime Industry.

We offer an inclusive and international work environment and a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on our quality management processes.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced, self-driven Quality System Manager (QMS Manager) to develop, implement, and maintain our Fleet Managements ‘Quality Management System. This is a unique opportunity for a proactive professional who thrives on influencing organizational standards and processes. If you are passionate about quality and looking for a chance to shape our QMS, we want to hear from you.

Purpose of the role

Ensure the Fleet management department's governance is assured by implementing an effective quality management system.

Main responsibilities and tasks

• Develop a Quality Management strategy for fleet management (FM) and implement a formalized quality management system (QMS) that documents policies, processes, procedures, and responsibilities to ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency of the fleet.
• Ensure documentation supports seamless process and instruction between ship and shore organizations, internal and external stakeholders’ systems and ensures safety and alignment through a complex landscape.
• Designated role within FM to Support the wider organization towards ISO certification for company.
• Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on FM QMS
• Train relevant stakeholders in all aspects of the FM QMS and application of procedures
• Develop, implement, and manage a digital system for recording, monitoring, following up on corrective and preventative actions to ensure non-conformities and recommendations related to FM activities are addressed.
• Develop digital analytics for the status of actions relating to non-conformities, recommendations, and the FM QMS.
• Develop and coordinate an internal audit system for the FM QMS
• Support in development of safety culture throughout the organization.
• Stay connected to industry trends and regularly seek knowledge and inspiration to spark innovation and creativity in finding new and better ways of doing things.
• Travel will be required in this role as we are a global business.

Knowledge and skills

• University degree in fields of study associated with role.
• ISO 9001 lead auditor certified.
• Strong skills in collaboration and negotiation are important working in complex landscape.
• Experience and skills in developing and implementing QMS.
• Maritime background preferred but not necessary.
• Proactive, self-starter, able to work self-sufficiently with manager and key-partners in other location.
• Confident working in a complex, international company environment.
• Ability to work within and develop digital platforms.
• Strong digital mindset.
• Confident and able to articulate well, including toward executives with excellent communication skills.
• Decision-making based on data analysis and statistics.
• Detail-oriented.
• Structured working manner, organized mindset/skills.
• Strong and dedicated team orientation

Key interfaces / stakeholders

All internal group segments across company, external ship managers and vessels, external owners, strategic suppliers, and external regulatory bodies.

Behavioral competencies / personal attributes

Adaptability

Being open to changing conditions; adjusting one’s own behavior considering changing conditions; facilitating others ability to flex and refocus considering changing priorities or conditions.

Willingness to challenge old cultures or processes.

Collaboration

Develops cooperation and teamwork while participating in a group, working toward solutions which benefit all involved parties. Strong influencing skills and ability to develop purpose and align teams towards a single goal.

Customer orientation

Demonstrating a concern for the needs and expectations of external or internal customers; focusing efforts on identifying and meeting the needs of customers/clients; using an understanding of customer needs as the basis for decision-making and organizational action; building strong relationships of trust with customers and clients.

Dependability

Working with integrity to get the work done without being constantly chased. Taking responsibility for one’s actions and decisions; admitting mistakes and learning from them; assuming responsibility for dealing with problems, crises, or issues.

Being able to work well within a team with various locations and responsibilities, being comfortable having video meetings as a substantial portion of interaction both within own team as well as with external stake holders.

Communication Skills

Shaping the communication to the needs of the audience; conveying ideas and opinions clearly to others; listening attentively to others; using appropriate grammar and vocabulary.

Values

Care about the purpose and goal of the company, team, employees, and our stakeholders

Challenges the status quo and prepared to raise difficult questions.

Commit to making things happen and deliver on agreed goals.

Type of employment: Full time

Reporting Line: Senior Manager Safety, Quality & Compliance

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: The Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group is an equal opportunity employer that strongly believes in diversity and a value driven culture that makes everyone feel welcome. The successful candidate will enjoy working in a global company with colleagues and stakeholders from different cultures and countries and where English is the working language.

Our WISTA Pledge: The WalWil Group has committed to increase the representation of women in leadership positions to 40% by the year 2030 as part of our commitment to improve gender equality in the maritime sector.

Our values: Speed, Courage, Trust, Imagination & Candor

We review applications continually so please send in your application as soon as possible.

We don’t accept applications sent directly via email.