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

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential natural cosmetics company in Berlin that is seeking a Quality Manager to lead their quality control and quality assurance operations. Our client combines scientific rigor with sustainable product development, and they need someone who can own the quality function as their products scale.

This is a hands-on role where you will be the quality authority across incoming materials, batch release, testing coordination, and compliance. You will work closely with production, development, and sourcing teams in a startup environment where your decisions directly impact what reaches customers.

Responsibilities

• Own incoming quality control for raw materials and packaging, including sampling plans, specification verification, and certificate of analysis review
• Manage batch release by reviewing production records, in-process checks, and finished-product testing to clear batches for sale
• Coordinate microbiological, stability, and preservative-efficacy (challenge) testing with external laboratories and interpret results against acceptance criteria
• Lead investigations 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 for QC and QA processes
• Own the customer complaint process from logging through root cause analysis, corrective action, and closing the loop with customer service and production
• Maintain quality records and documentation aligned 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, working with sourcing and development teams
• Act as the day-to-day quality contact for production and development, flagging quality risks before market release

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 independently reviewing batch records, certificates of analysis, and laboratory test reports
• 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; additional languages are a plus

How We Work With You

Candidates apply through Get A Job.ai, where our talent team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we will submit your application to our client on your behalf. Please do not contact the employer directly—all communication and interview coordination will flow through our recruitment team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience level and the client's budget for this role.

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