Quality Manager – Quality Control & Quality Assurance (all genders)

About This Opportunity

Our talent team is representing a confidential natural cosmetics organization based in Berlin. They are seeking a Quality Manager to own quality control and quality assurance operations across raw materials, production, and finished products. This is a hands-on role in a startup environment where you will be the central quality contact for production, development, and supplier teams.

Responsibilities

• Own incoming quality control for raw materials and packaging, including sampling plans, specification checks, and supplier certificate of analysis review
• Manage batch release by reviewing production records, in-process checks, and finished-product testing before batches are cleared for sale
• Coordinate microbiological, stability, and preservative-efficacy (challenge) testing with external laboratories and interpret results against acceptance criteria
• Lead investigation of out-of-specification results and contamination events, including root cause analysis, containment, and CAPA plans in coordination with suppliers
• Maintain and continuously improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for quality control and quality assurance processes
• Own the customer complaint process: logging, root cause analysis, corrective action, and closing the loop with customer service and production
• Maintain quality records and documentation in line with ISO 22716 (Cosmetics GMP) principles
• Support internal audits of quality processes and prepare documentation for external audits and certification bodies
• Evaluate new raw materials and suppliers from a quality and testing perspective ahead of onboarding
• Act as the day-to-day quality contact for production and development teams, flagging quality risks before they reach the market

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance within cosmetics, personal care, or a comparable regulated industry
• Degree in a natural science field (Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, Biology, or comparable), or equivalent hands-on experience
• Working knowledge of ISO 22716 (Cosmetics GMP) and cosmetic microbiological testing and challenge testing (e.g. ISO 11930) principles
• Practical experience with root cause analysis and CAPA processes
• Comfortable reviewing batch records, certificates of analysis, and laboratory test reports independently
• Experience working with external testing laboratories and coordinating results against acceptance criteria
• Structured, hands-on approach and comfortable owning documentation and quality decisions in a small-team startup environment
• Business-fluent English and German required

How We Work With You

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Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our team.

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