GRDQ Quality and Food Safety Supplier Manager

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.

• 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

• Degree 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

• Leadership
• Interpersonal communication
• Influencing and negotiation
• Quality assurance programs
• Food safety standards and regulations
• Supplier quality management (audits, performance evaluations, supplier approvals)