Director, Global Manufacturing Quality

Overview

Company Description Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

Fortune Brands is building something big by advancing innovations in all of our products and processes, delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions.

We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here.

Job Description The Director, Global Manufacturing Quality serves as a strategic leader responsible for shaping, executing, and continuously improving the global quality vision across Fortune Brands Innovations’ manufacturing and operations footprint. This role drives enterprise‑wide quality excellence, strengthens customer trust, and ensures that products, processes, and systems meet the highest standards of performance, safety, and regulatory compliance. You will partner closely with senior leaders across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to embed a culture of quality and operational rigor throughout the global organization.

Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield, IL.

• Enterprise Quality Leadership:
  Develop and execute the global quality strategy aligned with corporate objectives, business unit expectations, and customer experience goals.
• Quality Systems & Compliance:
  Oversee global quality systems, policies, and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory, industry, and internal requirements and adoption of best practices.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and other structured improvement methodologies to reduce defects, enhance reliability, and optimize processes.
• Product Quality & Reliability:
  Lead cross‑functional initiatives to improve product performance, reduce warranty claims, and elevate customer satisfaction.
• Global Team Leadership:
  Manage and develop a high‑performing global quality team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
• Data‑Driven Decision Making:
  Implement advanced analytics, dashboards, and KPIs to monitor quality performance and drive strategic insights.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the organization and product lifecycle.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify, assess, and mitigate quality‑related risks across global operations and supply chains.
• Customer Advocacy:
  Serve as a voice of the customer, ensuring feedback is translated into actionable improvements and long‑term quality enhancements.
• Cost of Quality:
  Drive down overall cost of Quality across Business Units. Identify areas of opportunity and key problem areas for Quality Engineers and support work as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and/or Product Development Engineering in the durable home goods, consumer products, or related industries.
• 5+ years of leadership experience required. Experience managing global teams across multiple regions strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading global quality systems and driving enterprise‑level improvements and change.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and change‑management skills with the ability to influence at all levels. Ability to coach and manage a team of high performing individuals.
• Demonstr…