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Recruitment Lead @ Allen & York | Delivering great hires across the Environment, Sustainability & Energy sectors globally
Certification Body Manager
Location: Birmingham (50/ 50 Hybrid working)
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits Package
Are you an experienced auditor or quality professional with deep knowledge of IATF standards and certification schemes? Are you looking for a role that combines governance, strategic oversight, and technical leadership in the automotive manufacturing sector?
We are seeking an IATF Certification Body Manager to join a respected industry organisation responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of certification scheme rules and maintaining high standards of quality assurance across IATF-recognised certification bodies.
In this pivotal role, you will manage relationships with reporting certification bodies, lead office assessments and witness audits, and ensure compliance with certification requirements and governance processes. You'll play a key role in nonconformity and complaint management, trend analysis, and performance monitoring, while actively supporting technical working groups and wider industry initiatives.
This position offers a unique opportunity to operate at the heart of the automotive quality landscape, influencing best practices and helping shape the future of certification delivery in the sector.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee and support IATF reporting certification bodies
* Lead office assessments and conduct witness audits
* Manage complaints, nonconformities, and appeals
* Monitor and report on certification body performance
* Coordinate quarterly certification body meetings
* Contribute to IATF working groups and technical subcommittees
* Engage in wider industry events and initiatives, including quality-related conferences
About You:
* Solid experience as an auditor in the manufacturing sector
* In-depth understanding of IATF 16949 and related scheme rules
* Strong stakeholder engagement and senior-level relationship management
* Proficiency in root cause analysis (8D methodology)
* Excellent communication and public speaking skills
* Motivated, organised, and adaptable with strong team ethos
* Familiarity with Power BI and advanced IT skills advantageous
* 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
* Hybrid working (50% from home)
* Private medical insurance
* Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
* Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 7%
* Life assurance (4x salary)
* Permanent health insurance
* Cycle to work, tech, and electric car schemes
* Flexible hours and additional wellbeing perks
Why Join:
If you are passionate about quality systems and thrive in a collaborative, high-impact role, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.
Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.
Let us help build a better world, together.
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