GRDQ Quality and Food Safety Supplier Associate Manager

Location: Lainate

Experteer Overview As Global Quality and Food Safety Supplier Associate Manager, you will design and steward QA and FS programs across our worldwide suppliers, driving continuous improvements. You will lead audits, risk management, and training to ensure compliance with PVM policies and relevant regulations. Your collaboration with Procurement, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and R&D will align quality objectives and strengthen supplier relationships.

This role offers impact across the global supply chain and a chance to scale quality culture. You will contribute to a mission of safe, high-quality products and continuous improvement.

Retribuzione / Benefits Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance and food safety programs across the global supply chain

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality and food safety across the global supply chain

Monitor and analyze supplier performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement

Conduct regular audits of suppliers to ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards including Group Policies Identify and mitigate risks related to supplier quality and food safety; develop and implement risk management strategies

Provide training and support to suppliers and internal teams on quality and food safety standards and best practices

Maintain and further develop the Global Supplier Database Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Supply Chain, Regulatory, R&D) to align on quality and FS objectives

Ensure proper communication of Q&FS requirements to suppliers and internally

Manage supplier-related complaints and authority requests

Proactively identify and suggest improvements in established standards

Promote a Q&FS culture towards suppliers

ResponsabilitàDegree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related field

At least 5 years of experience in quality and food safety, preferably in the food industry in a global supply chain context

Strong knowledge of quality assurance and food safety standards and regulations

Experience and strong knowledge in Supplier Quality (approval, performance evaluations, audits; agreements, Material specifications)
Certified auditor certificate is a plus Strong leadership skills to drive quality and food safety initiatives across the organization

Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills

A true relationship builder with suppliers, customers, colleagues and strategic partners as well as with internal teams

Speak and write English fluently

High degree of self-organization and detail-orientation

Project management skills

Deal well with high complexity and change

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
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