Manager, Quality

• Building a Culture of Quality environment within the organization based on the 4 culture pillars: Leadership emphasis, Empowerment, Peer involvement, Message credibility.
• Responsible for understanding the food safety requirements and their strict observance.
• Coordinating and implementing a corporate quality strategy that ensures global consistency
• Guidance and support for the successful completion of continuous improvement projects in support of production goals and quality objectives.
• Improving strong relationships with internal and external parties (European management, Global Regulatory Affairs, QA/QC, Customer Services, Customers and Authority bodies), in order to gain customer intimacy and managing their expectations, in order to increase customer confidence, meet their needs and expectations.
• Responsible for the ongoing audit of the work environment for hazards that may lead to injury or incident, and the timely adoption of corrective measures.
• Work closely with all other departments of the organization, such as global supplier quality control groups, Procurement department, IC&D, Global Regulatory Affairs, etc.

• Responsible for the development, implementation and management of local Quality initiatives, programs and procedures to support the company's business areas. This includes the application of statistics and technological capabilities.
• Monitoring, trend analysis and reporting KPIs
• Interface with our customer base in conjunction with the Sales staff, to determine their needs and priorities in terms of both overall performance and Quality systems.
• Actively participate in and develop local Quality systems by the formation of functional teams utilizing the resources of the global Quality organization.
• Support the standardization of all Quality Control procedures within the facility to show continuous improvement in all quality related metrics.
• Manage internal auditing program, lead external authority and customers audits.
• Lead a staff training program on hygiene, quality, food safety and regulatory requirements
• Lead staff development through performance management.
• Actively seek feedback from others and prioritize improvement measures
• Prepare written and oral presentations for clients and senior management, if necessary.
• Be responsible for timely informing senior management of any critical issues.
• Be responsible for the preparation and compliance with the department's operating budgets.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemistry, biological sciences or Food/Food production technology).
• Work experience from seven to ten (7-10) years as a Quality control manager in the food industry/ production of flavorings/fragrant chemicals or related industries.
• Significant experience in the field of quality and/or operations in FMCG companies and/or in the production of flavors
• GFSI Certificate of Competence, preferably certified auditor FSSC 22000
• Advanced 1C, ERP user
• Advanced user of MS Office applications
• Knowledge of statistics and process control (SPC).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Excellent project management and presentation skills
• Preference is given to the Green or Black Six Sigma belt
• Ability to work with people, knowledge of personnel development programs
• Ability to plan and manage complex and new projects
• Team leadership and presentation skills in a Global environment, understanding cultural differences.
• In-depth knowledge in the field of building effective customer relationships and cross-functional interaction. An expert who can gain trust and influence these relationships at all levels of the organization.

• Annual bonus
• Competitive benefit package
• Welcoming, supportive multinational team
• Professional onboarding process
• Training opportunities, language learning opportunity, development programs

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