Staples

Senior Manager, Product Quality & Safety

Staples$100K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in related field
  • 8+ years of experience in product quality, compliance, or product safety
  • 3+ years of people management experience
  • Strong people leadership and coaching capability
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to influence without direct authority
  • Clear, confident communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, implementation, and governance of product quality and safety programs across assigned product categories
  • Establish and oversee product testing protocols, inspection processes, and risk assessments
  • Drive root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for quality issues
  • Partner cross-functionally with diverse departments such as Merchandising and Legal
  • Develop quality and safety KPIs and present insights to senior leadership
  • Manage vendor performance and ongoing compliance
  • Lead or support product recall situations

Benefits

  • Inclusive culture with Business Resource Groups
  • Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
  • Online and Retail Discounts
  • Company Match 401(k)
  • Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs
  • Additional benefits not specified
Full Job Description
Job Description

As Senior Manager, Product Quality & Safety, you will play a critical role in protecting our customers and our brand. You will lead quality assurance and product safety programs across multiple categories, partnering cross-functionally to ensure products meet regulatory requirements, company standards, and customer expectations. This is a highly visible leadership role with meaningful influence across the product lifecycle.

What you will be doing:
• Lead the design, implementation, and governance of product quality and safety programs across assigned product categories
• Establish and oversee product testing protocols, inspection processes, and risk assessments aligned to regulatory standards
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) for quality issues, safety incidents, and recalls
• Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Product Engineering, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Legal
• Develop quality and safety KPIs and present insights to senior leadership
• Manage vendor performance and ongoing compliance
• Lead or support product recall situations

What You Bring to the Table:
• Strong people leadership and coaching capability
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Clear, confident communication skills
• Continuous-improvement mindset

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 8+ years of experience in product quality, compliance, or product safety
• 3+ years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree
• Six Sigma, ASQ, or other quality certifications
• Experience with global suppliers and recalls

We Offer:
• Inclusive culture with Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!

The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, geography, business considerations, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for bonuses, or other forms of variable compensation.

About Staples

Staples is a retail company that sells office supplies, furniture, technology, and other products to businesses and consumers. The company was founded in 1986 and has since grown to become one of the largest office supply retailers in the world. Staples operates more than 1,200 stores in 26 countries and has a strong online presence. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented various initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Staples
Size
61,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1986

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