Training & Quality Assurance Manager

Stryker is seeking a highly organized and experienced Customer Service Training and Quality Assurance Manager to develop and implement comprehensive training programs for customer service colleagues, ensuring they possess the skills needed to deliver exceptional service. The role also oversees the quality assurance process to maintain high standards of customer service and contribute to continuous improvement of the customer experience. As a strong, innovative leader, you will have a solid understanding of customer service principles and a proven track record of implementing successful training and quality assurance programs.

You will play a key role in enhancing the customer experience Stryker delivers in Europe and support the success of the organization. You will promote teamwork and collaboration, quality performance standards, professionalism and integrity to ensure quality of service is maintained and colleagues are empowered with the knowledge and skills required to deliver positive results.

Working closely with regional Customer Experience leaders, you will cultivate an environment of continuous learning and improvement based on a foundation of shared quality standards.

What You Will Do

Setting Direction

• Create and implement the Customer Experience Training & QA framework, curriculum and content, ensuring alignment with the overarching European strategy and company-wide objectives and initiatives.
• Partner with regional leaders and Subject Matter Experts to deliver outcomes that increase customer satisfaction and lower overall costs.
• Clearly communicate expectations to your team and stakeholders and demonstrate how training and QA goals align with Customer Experience and wider supply chain activities.
• Direct and supervise daily work activities and projects in the Training & QA team.
• Review and standardize training content, systems, and QA measures.
• Provide ongoing feedback and input to shape the Customer Experience organization and contribute to the overall Customer Experience strategy.
• Identify continuous improvement practices and trends in the marketplace, leading to the implementation of innovative ideas that drive progress.

Building Organizational Capability

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement in Customer Experience, constantly seeking ways to enhance the service provided.
• Support the optimization and transformation of the Customer Experience function in the countries and region.
• Cultivate relationships and collaborate with colleagues across functions and divisions, such as RAQA (Corporate Quality Assurance), Finance, Sales, and Marketing, to achieve team goals and improve processes.
• Take ownership of enhancing Training & QA capabilities and processes.
• Focus on finding better ways to accomplish tasks and achieve team goals, promoting procedural changes and efficiency.
• Contribute to regional and European projects that aim to increase customer satisfaction, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and optimize inventory levels.
• Ensure compliance with policies, regulations, and standards, including SOX, FCPA, and other relevant guidelines.

Inspiring Others

• Serve as an active and inspiring role model, embodying the Stryker culture.
• Encourage proactive sharing of knowledge and experiences within the Customer Experience team.
• Foster a strong team culture centered around reliability and timely follow-up on commitments.
• Champion change by openly sharing ideas and plans with the team and colleagues, embracing diverse perspectives to drive innovation and achieve better outcomes.
• Cultivate positive relationships and foster a sense of teamwork among team members.
• Serve as a quality-of-service barometer within Customer Experience, advocating for customer needs and preferences within the Operations organization and across the wider organization.

Delivering Results

• Collaborate with the team to establish meaningful performance objectives, set goals, identify milestones, and provide constructive feedback to ensure progress, overcome obstacles, and resolve conflicts.
• Implement, review, and regularly monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics for Customer Service in the country or region.
• Continuously assess the relevance of KPIs and propose adjustments or additions to foster the right behaviours and actions within the team, ensuring exceptional service to customers.
• Monitor team performance and actively encourage excellence, recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievements and critical outcomes.

Developing Talent

• Lead, build, and develop the Training & QA team, attracting and nurturing top talent to create a highly motivated and engaged team that consistently exceeds business expectations.
• Collaboratively set clear and meaningful development goals, working closely with team members to create individual development plans.
• Foster a culture of sharing talent, knowledge, and expertise to maximize team performance and achieve exceptional results.
• Take on a coaching role, supporting the growth and development of the team, team leaders, and talented staff members, while actively identifying and nurturing the talent pipeline.
• Build leadership competencies with direct reports and team leaders to ensure they engage employees to exceed targets in safety, quality, service, and cost.

What You Need

• 5+ years’ experience in Customer Service, Operations, or other relevant customer-facing or relationship management roles.
• 2+ years’ experience in a people management role, preferably within Customer Service.
• Prior experience working in a multi-national and multicultural environment, with a strong customer focus and understanding of the wider issues impacting relevant markets.
• Demonstrated success in building, managing, motivating, and developing strong teams.
• An established track record of exceeding targets, KPIs, and SLAs in a quality-led, legislatively compliant environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, other flow-charting software, and/or Microsoft Project.
• High customer service orientation.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• Proven leadership experience building and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Results-driven, highly organized, and able to manage multiple priorities.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes.