GRDQ Quality and Food Safety Supplier Associate Manager

Main Purpose of the role

Date:
May 18, 2026

Location:

Lainate, IT, 20020

• 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;
• Risk Management:
  
  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;
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Procurement, Supply Chain, Regulatory and R&D, to ensure alignment on quality and food safety objectives;
• Ensure proper communication of Q&FS requirements to suppliers and internally;
• Manage complaint linked to suppliers;
• Manage requests raised by authorities linked to suppliers;
• Proactively identify and suggest improvements in established standards;
• Promote a Q&FS Culture towards suppliers.

• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related field;
• At least 5 years 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 to successfully negotiate, communicate and drive the business;
• 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;
• Deal well with high complexity and change;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Here in Perfetti Van Melle there is a culture of respect and valorization of diversity.

Therefore, applications, recruiting processes and development paths in the company are opportunities open to all people without any type of discrimination.