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Job Purpose

To lead and transform the quality function across our Asia sourcing organization, ensuring proactive, data-driven, and customer-focused quality management. This is a hands-on leadership role managing a small team (5 engineers and 1 coordinator) while influencing a large supplier base (~600 factories) across Asia.  

The role will drive supplier development, preventive quality strategies, and contribute to commercial success through improved product quality, customer satisfaction, and reduced cost of goods sold. High visibility and opportunity to shape sourcing strategy. This role requires a forward-thinking leader who challenges traditional ways of working and drives continuous improvement. 

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy 

• Lead and develop the regional quality team across offices in Shanghai, HCMC, and New Delhi. Preferred base in Shanghai or Ho Chi Minh City with frequent travel across Asia. 

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and proactive problem-solving. 

• Collaborate closely with HQ in Sweden and internal stakeholders to align and deliver towards goals. 

Quality Management

• Implement preventive quality systems and foster a mindset that anticipates and mitigates risks early in the process  

• Ensure Quality & Compliance is secured by and at the supplier level 

• Develop and maintain clear, written quality standards and inspection protocols. 

Supplier Development

• Evaluate and improve top suppliers with dated action plans and progress tracking. 

• Support sourcing expansion outside China by ensuring quality readiness of new suppliers. 

Data & Reporting

• Own monthly reporting on claims, reviews, inspection results, and supplier performance. 

• Analyze customer feedback and inspection data to drive long-term improvements. Ensure actions directly improve customer satisfaction and reduce claims. 

Product & Commercial Contribution

• Engage deeply with products to understand & ensure functionality and customer value are secured on product news as well as running assortment  

• Contribute to cost-down initiatives and product development decisions. 

• Reduce/remove unnecessary sample and documentation handling by improving supplier qualification and risk-based product evaluation processes. Shorten leadtime from Idea to Customer 

Cross-Function Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Quality & Compliance, Product management and Sourcing teams to ensure alignment and accountability. 

• Communicate effectively across cultures and functions. 

Who are you?

• 5+ years in quality management/engineering in a sourcing/manufacturing environment. 

• Proven track record of leading improvement work quality/efficiency/cost 

• Proven ability to lead change and implement preventive quality systems 

• Experience working across multiple Asian countries. 

• Engineering background preferred; commercial mindset essential. 

• Fluent in English; Mandarin is a plus. 
  

Ideal Candidate Profile

Core Attributes 

• High personal drive and hunger to improve. 

• Product-obsessed and customer-focused. 

• Data-driven and analytical. 

• Comfortable balancing operational detail with strategic influence 

• Strong communicator and influencer. 

• Open to frequent travel across Asia & HQ 

• Willing to challenge the status quo and take ownership. 

Additional Capabilities That Elevate the Role 

• Digital Quality Tools Experience – Familiarity with platforms for inspection analytics, supplier scorecards, and real-time dashboards. 

• Change Management Skills – Ability to lead transformation in a legacy environment and bring the team along. 

• Training & Capability Building – Experience in upskilling QA teams and suppliers to be more self-reliant. 

• Sustainability & Compliance Awareness – Understanding of environmental and social compliance in quality processes. 

• Customer Journey Thinking – Ability to connect product quality with customer satisfaction and brand perception. 

Report to General Manager Asia

Location: Shanghai, China or Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Welcome Home
Clas Ohlson offers an inclusive and encouraging work environment where everyone is expected to dare to try new things and to take initiative. Your drive and your willingness to develop Clas Ohlson are what will keep us one step ahead. We believe in diversity and see our co-workers various backgrounds, personalities, experiences, and skills, as important to our success.

In addition to the opportunity to grow with us, we also offer market-competitive salary, pension, bonus, staff discount, health and wellness benefits, and collective agreement.

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Application

Questions about the position are answered by recruiter via e-mail: jane.wang@clasohlson.com. Applications are processed on an ongoing basis.

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