Vice President of Quality

About Traditional Medicinals

Traditional Medicinals is the leading medicinal tea company in the U.S., with a 50‑year legacy of advancing the health of people and the planet through the power of plants. Rooted in herbal wisdom and grounded in modern science, we are committed to ethical sourcing, quality, and sustainability. As consumer demand, regulatory requirements, and supply chain complexity continue to evolve, we are focused on building quality capabilities that support consumer trust, operational excellence, and sustainable growth.

Reporting to the Chief Science Officer, the Vice President of Quality is a leadership role responsible for shaping, leading, and advancing Traditional Medicinals' quality strategy and capabilities across the enterprise.

This role ensures Quality at TM is:

• A strategic enabler of business growth, operational excellence, and supply chain resilience
• A trusted steward of consumer safety, product quality, and brand reputation
• A scalable and data-driven organization capable of proactively identifying, managing, and mitigating risk
• An effective partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Innovation, R&D, and Commercial teams in achieving business objectives

The Vice President of Quality provides leadership across the company's internal and external quality ecosystem, including two manufacturing sites, laboratories, suppliers, co‑manufacturers, and distribution partners. The role is accountable for the continued evolution of TM's quality systems, quality culture, supplier quality capabilities, and manufacturing quality governance while ensuring the organization remains positioned to support future growth and increasing operational complexity.

The Vice President of Quality leads the development and execution of enterprise quality strategy, including digital quality transformation, quality metrics and analytics, supply chain quality and resilience, manufacturing and laboratory network excellence, and organizational capability development. They partner closely with cross‑functional leaders to ensure quality considerations are integrated into strategic decision‑making, operational execution, and long‑term business planning.

This role requires both strategic leadership and operational judgment. The Vice President must be capable of establishing long‑term direction while ensuring effective execution through a team of quality leaders and subject matter experts. Success requires the ability to balance consumer protection, business risk, operational realities, and growth objectives in a dynamic and highly regulated environment.

Traditional Medicinals operates with focus, purpose, and disciplined resource allocation. This role is best suited for a leader who enjoys building organizational capability, developing high‑performing teams, and creating scalable systems that support long‑term success. The Vice President must be comfortable influencing across functions, leading through complexity, and making thoughtful decisions that strengthen both business performance and consumer trust.

• Leads the Quality organization through multiple levels of leadership, including Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supplier Quality, and Sanitation functions.
• Accountable for quality governance across manufacturing operations in Sebastopol, CA and Rocky Mount, VA, as well as suppliers, co‑manufacturers, laboratories, and distribution partners.

• Develop and execute the company's enterprise quality strategy.
• Lead quality‑related business transformation initiatives, including digital quality systems and data‑driven decision making.
• Provide executive leadership for supplier quality, manufacturing quality, and laboratory quality capabilities.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Innovation, R&D, and Commercial teams to support strategic business objectives.
• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership regarding quality‑related risks, opportunities, and investments.
• Establish enterprise quality…