Sr. Partner Quality Manager (Third Party Vendors)

The role

The Sr. Partner Quality Manager ensures Topps and Fanatics Collectibles products meet quality, integrity, and timeliness standards. This role focuses on print, finishing, and packout quality at external partners through on-site oversight and cross-functional collaboration.

What you will do

• Ensure external partners have clear direction regarding quality standards and parameters.
• Troubleshoot production issues on-site at external partner locations.
• Implement and monitor quality assurance programs.
• Manage and approve on-site print and press production at external partner locations.
• Provide on-site oversight of partner packout operations.
• Coordinate with scheduling, project management, and engineering teams to support product release dates.
• Implement and enforce quality audits, standards, procedures, and process controls.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve production processes and efficiency.
• Maintain accurate records of production activities, quality performance, and inventory levels.
• Provide quarterly external partner scorecards.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in quality assurance in commercial print and packaging
• 5+ years in a supervisory or management role
• Experience in developing and maintaining quality control systems
• Ability to implement quality assurance and ensure compliance within set standards
• Ability to work cross-functionally to define quality parameters and align SOPs, work instructions, training materials, and implementation plans
• Experience conducting quality process audits and addressing quality issues at external partner locations
• Extensive experience in commercial printing, coatings, and post-press embellishments, including cold foil, films, and embossing
• Expert knowledge of commercial print standards regarding color management in digital, conventional and UV printing
• Proven track record of managing quality operations and meeting production targets
• Experience managing print and press approvals at external partner locations
• Experience providing on-site quality oversight during packout operations
• Significant experience in a managerial or supervisory role within a busy manufacturing setting

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Trading card or collectibles manufacturing experience is highly preferred

Benefits

• Approved travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy

About the company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. It is part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, a global digital sports platform.