About THG
We’re a fast-moving, global technology group that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. We’re home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.
We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realise our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry.
Life at Bentley
Bentley Laboratories is an OTC and cGMP formulation development and manufacturing partner for over 100 brands in the skin care, OTC and personal care industry, based in two sites located in Edison NJ. Working with customers selling into Global markets, working with a wide range of chemistries. Core manufacturing capabilities, include:
- OTC Products, FDA Registered Facility
- Personal Care and Cosmetic Products
- Emulsions for skin care
- Surfactant systems for hair care, bath & body products
- Hot fill processing for solid stick deodorants, lip balms, and other wax systems
- Powders for dry shampoos, and other loose power face applications
This diverse and complex set of technologies we provide our customers, requires us to separate our production technologies into a set of focused teams, each building expertise in a defined processing area. This focused approach allows each area to support and sustain high growth, with empowered, high performing, teams.
Why be a Senior Manager, Quality at THG?
We’re looking to hire a Senior Manager who will be responsible for leading on all investigations, hosting audits and implementing core processes and ways of working. We’re a people led business so it’s important that someone is a strong leader and will spend time out in the factories with the workforce, getting to know our people.
As a Senior Manager, Quality you will:
- Be accountable for maintaining the Quality Management System in line with the objectives of the beauty manufacturing division.
- Through regular KPI and process reviews, you will proactively report and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Host external audits, ensuring effective and corrective preventative actions are implemented.
- Represent the company, in discussions with customers, suppliers, auditors, and regulatory agencies
- Manage performance, training, development and wellbeing of all team members
- Manage operating spend against budget, including overtime and third party lab testing costs
What skills and experience do I need for this role?
- A Quality Assurance expert with 10+ years of experience in quality manufacturing, including bulk and filling processes for personal care and cosmetics
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline (biology or chemistry an advantage)
- Proven experience in root cause investigation and analysis, FDA regulations, auditing, and quality systems management and sampling techniques.
- At least 5 years in a leadership role, managing direct reports
- Demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining quality management systems (QMS) such as ISO 9001 and/or ISO 13485 for drug products.
- In-depth knowledge of FDA regulations for cosmetics and drug manufacturing, including Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
- Proficiency in developing and overseeing quality assurance processes to ensure products meet regulatory requirements and industry standards. With first-hand experience in FDA OTC regulatory audits, external certification audits and customer audits
- Spanish speaker would be advantageous but by no means a requirement.
What’s in it for me?
Career Development
- Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
- Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.
Enhanced Leave
- 410 hours annual leave
- Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
- Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
- Buy back up to 3 days each year.
- Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.
Wellbeing Support
- Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
- Access our in-house CBT therapist.
- Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
Other Perks
- 401
- Private Healthcare
- Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
- Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to $1000 when they pass their probation.
- Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.
THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.
What We Do
THG (www.thg.com) is a vertically integrated, digital-first consumer brands group, retailing its own brands predominantly in beauty and nutrition, plus third-party brands, via its proprietary, end-to-end, e-commerce technology, infrastructure and brand-building platform (THG Ingenuity) to an online and global customer base.
