Quality Assurance Manager - The Children’s Place

The Quality Assurance Manager at The Children’s Place  is to drive the successful transformation of the business in becoming a world-class sourcing organization by providing technical garment/apparel expertise and recommendations to vendors/factories and internal sourcing teams. To develop and drive the implementation of new apparel technical programs in Ghana.

Key Accountabilities:

• To support the execution of business strategies relating to the Company’s transformation initiatives
• To effectively partner with the US, Greater Africa and Asia Sourcing teams in realizing sourcing strategies
• To effectively build and maintain strong business relationships with vendors/factories
• To be responsible for all regional quality assurance reports and issues
• To study apparel specifications and quality test reports to identify safety and malfunction issues
• To identify and address non-conforming suppliers and execute necessary training or remediation strategies
• Conducts factory inspection visits to review the standards of the operation, and take necessary action to ensure product safety, quality and compliance of our products at the production factory
• Identifies training opportunities for vendors, factories and colleagues and conducts relevant workshops and seminars on product inspection
• To support the Regional QA Lead, Greater Africa with regional programs/projects related to quality assurance

Education and Experience:

• 5 years of relevant experience in apparel/footwear quality assurance leadership role
• 2 years of QA managerial experience in Greater Africa will be an advantage
• Solid understanding of apparel and design/technical properties (children apparel preferred)
• Experience with materials research and apparel sourcing landscape in Africa
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Great command of both verbal and written English skills
• Possess a strong attention to detail and time management
• High level of familiarity of Product Safety/Technology standards for children’s apparel and/or products
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Great command of both verbal and written English skills

Behavioral Competencies:

• Drives Business Result through Communication and Collaboration
• Plans and Organizes
• Exhibits and Drives Accountability
• Builds Effective Teams
• Resourcefulness
• Possesses Grit
• Develops Talent
• Demonstrates A Strategic Mindset
• Manages Complexity and Provides Clarity