GRDQ Quality and Food Safety Supplier Associate Manager

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GRDQ Quality and Food Safety Supplier Associate Manager Location:

Lainate, IT, 20020

Main Purpose of the role The Global Quality and Food Safety Supplier Associate Manager is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality and food safety across our global supply chain. This role involves developing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance and food safety programs for suppliers, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. For all relevant suppliers, this role must ensure compliance with PVM quality and food safety requirements, PVM policies / procedures and relevant regulations.

What you will do

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.

Our Perfect Candidate

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.

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