Senior Regional Quality Manager (Chemical Distribution)

Location: Based in Bedford Park, Illinois, or Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; or Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Travel up to 25% is required.

Salary: $133,000–$166,450 annually, with the final offer influenced by experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

Company

hirify.global is a global distributor of chemicals and ingredients used in medicines, vitamins, hand sanitizers, industrial materials, cleaning, and construction, with more than 9,500 employees.

What you will do

• Provide quality systems, regulatory compliance, and business quality plan guidance to branch and district personnel.
• Prepare, present, and deliver training for operations leadership supporting quality audits, certifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Assess compliance through site visits and audits, communicate findings, coach stakeholders, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Serve as the primary contact for customer and certification audits, review customer specifications and quality agreements, and manage district product workflows through SAP and SharePoint.
• Manage complaints, analyze non-conformance trends, coach root cause analysis and CAPA, lead quality meetings, and oversee district laboratories and analytical methods.
• Report US complaint metrics, partner with Canada and Mexico on North American improvement initiatives, lead field quality process rollouts, support corporate accounts under incident management, and drive data-based continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; a combination of education and experience will be considered.
• 5–7 years of experience, including 3+ years in a leadership capacity, in chemical distribution, pharmaceutical, food, a related regulatory industry, or industrial manufacturing, preferably chemical, with quality or operations responsibilities.
• Ability to build effective relationships and networks and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience developing and implementing concepts and programs.
• Strong oral, written, presentation, interpersonal, coaching, team-building, organizational, and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of technical quality disciplines, including cGMP, FDA, ISO, Kosher/Halal, and ASI standards.
• High-level decision-making ability, balancing continuous improvement, customer needs, and company objectives.
• Ability to gain and maintain internal credibility and manage a diverse, significant workload.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and Lead Auditor certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental coverage, along with retirement and time-off programs.
• Strong work/life flexibility and competitive pay and benefits.
• Inclusive, collaborative environment focused on company achievement.
• Targeted annual company bonus where applicable and annual salary reviews.
• Development and growth opportunities supporting a diverse workforce and culture of inclusion.