Vp Quality and Innovation Europe

**Who we are**

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants). The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees).

Sustainability is essential to the long-term success of our business. As a packaging company that develops plastic-based solutions for our customers, it is imperative that we meet the customer needs while being mindful of our operational impacts and the need to preserve our planet. We are committed to running our business responsibly and in ways that drive environmental, social and economic value for our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees and local communities

**The role**

The **Vice President Quality and Innovation for Europe** is a key strategic leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence, fostering innovation, and ensuring world class quality standards across the organisation. This role will lead enterprise-wide initiatives to optimise processes and embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across the eleven plants in the region. As a senior executive this role demands a rare combination of strategic insight, operational and financial rigor, and exceptional project leadership.

This position requires a strategic, hands-on leader with deep manufacturing expertise and a proven track record in leading multi-site operations, developing high-performing teams, and delivering sustainable improvement. The VP will collaborate closely with Supply Chain, R&D, and Commercial teams to drive performance and build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Key Technical Requirements**

- Deliver end to end processes, involving many stakeholders, in product development, pricing and tendering, among others.
- Define and implement metrics/dashboard, tracking the real performance of those processes.
- Define and implement and ISO strategy in the Division, in areas such as quality, H&S, energy and environment.
- Design, implement and manage an effective product innovation stage gate process, including commercial feasibility studies, product launches and financial post calculations.
- Implement and manage a cost-efficient quality organization, taking into consideration current internal/external claim and cost rates.
- In collaboration with the Procurement organization, implement a supplier scorecard and cost claim process.
- Systematically, promote real collaboration between Procurement and Material Innovation, agreeing common cost saving plan, committed in the annual budget.
- Support shop-floor improvement, participating in the CIP (e.g. weight and cycle time reduction, tolerance management, set-ups).
- Support Commercial Organization, including presence at the customer premises, stressing our technical capabilities.
- **Develop and execute** a forward-thinking strategy for quality, process optimization, and innovation that drives organizational growth and competitive advantage- **Act as a strategic advisor** to executive leadership, influencing decisions on operational excellence, transformation, and long-term business sustainability.

**Quality Management**- **Establish and enforce** global quality standards, frameworks, and compliance programs to ensure consistency and regulatory adherence.
- **Drive a culture of continuous improvement** by leveraging data-driven insights, benchmarking, and best practices to elevate product and service quality.

**Process Optimization**- **Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives** focused on process re-engineering to maximize efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
- **Implement advanced methodologies** such as Lean, Six Sigma, and automation to eliminate waste, reduce cycle times, and enhance operational performance.

**Innovation & Transformation**- **Champion innovation** by identifying emerging technologies, trends, and practices that deliver measurable business impact.
- **Foster a culture of creativity and agility**, encouraging experimentation and rapid adoption of innovative solutions to accelerate transformation.

**Governance & Risk Management**- **Ensure compliance** with regulatory requirements and industry standards through robust governance frameworks.
- **Develop proactive risk management strategies** to mitigate operational and quality-related risks across global operations.

**Data & Analytics**- **Leverage advanced analytics and predictive modelling** to monitor performance, identify trends, and inform strategic dec