Interim Quality Management – Immediately Available Interim Executives

When experience matters — and time is critical.
In fast-moving markets, requirements change quickly. Projects pile up, processes stall, and quality management expertise is missing at key points. This is where our interim quality management support comes in. We provide experienced interim quality managers and temporary QM leaders — cross-industry, hands-on, and results-driven.

Short-notice availabilityCovering leadership gapsImmediate impact

When Interim Quality Management Makes Sense

Interim support in quality management is particularly valuable when…

  • a Head of Quality / Quality Manager role becomes vacant at short notice
  • audits or recertifications are upcoming (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949)
  • complaints, supplier issues, or cost of poor quality (COPQ) are escalating
  • a QMS needs to be built, rebuilt, or modernised
  • a transformation or integration project needs additional leadership

What Our Interim Quality Managers Take On

Leadership & Coverage

  • Interim Head of Quality / Quality Management Lead
  • Team leadership, escalation management, KPI governance

Audits & Certification Support

  • Audit preparation, on-site support, corrective action management
  • Certification/recertification (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949)

Complaints, Suppliers & COPQ

  • 8D, CAPA, customer complaints handling and communication
  • Supplier development and supplier audit management
  • COPQ analysis and sustainable process stabilisation

QMS Build, Transformation & Tools

  • QMS design/optimisation, process mapping, documentation
  • Implementation of QM software/CAQ, standard rollouts, change management

Expertise & Standards

Our interim professionals are hands-on practitioners with leadership responsibility (e.g., Head of Quality, plant quality, QMB/management representative, project lead). Experience includes:

  • ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 (and more)
  • QMS development, auditing, transformation, KPIs and effectiveness

Your advantage: productive from day one — focused on execution and measurable results.

Industries / Sectors We Support

  • Automotive & suppliers
  • Mechanical and plant engineering
  • Medical devices / metrology
  • Energy / environmental technology
  • Logistics / services
  • Food / pharmaceuticals

Process: How We Staff Your Interim Role

  1. Clarify requirements (objectives, role, start date, duration)
  2. Receive suitable expert profiles within a short time
  3. Kick-off & action plan (first 10–14 days: stabilisation + priorities)
  4. Implementation & reporting (KPIs, actions, audit/project progress)
  5. Handover to internal successor / line organisation

Why TopQM-Systems?

Trust 25+ years of quality management expertise.

A robust quality management system requires practical structures, consistent execution, and a deep understanding of real-world processes. That’s exactly what TopQM-Systems delivers: for over 25 years, we’ve supported organisations of all sizes—from SMEs to large corporations—in implementing and continuously improving their management systems.

 25+ years of QM experience

 Network of experienced interim quality executives

Cross-industry, pragmatic, fast-acting

✓ Focus on sustainability, efficiency and customer value

Finally, someone who really understands our industry.

             That's exactly what TopQM-Systems stands for.

Request an Interim Quality Manager

Do you have bottlenecks or critical quality challenges?
Contact us — we will provide the right interim quality expert at short notice.

INTERIMS SUPPORT WITH SUPPLIERS

Do you need short-term or autonomous resources in the area of supplier development?
We can also put our experts at your side in the event of problems with suppliers or in the selection of suppliers.

  • Supplier visits for selection or nomination process (potential analysis according to VDA 6.3)
  • Approval of a supplier or their processes (VDA 6.3 process audit)
  • Evaluation of a supplier's process performance with subsequent development towards your requirements (VDA 6.3 process audit- action tracking)
  • Analysis of complaint focal points at the supplier and avoidance of error accumulation via the root cause (8D, 5Why, Ishikawa)
  • Defect management workshops according to your requirements at the supplier's site
  • Support in complaint handling
  • Support of your team in the evaluation of incoming 8D reports from the supplier
  • Workshop support for systematic root cause analysis of an external or internal complaint
  • Interim representative for your internal defect management
  • Support in processing complaints in the supply chain with prescribed suppliers

Further Services

Digitization with Mircosoft Office 365
Sustainability and Environment
Automotive Trainings
Automotive Audits