GRDQ Quality and Food Safety Supplier Associate Manager
Pubblicato il 15-08-2026 - Perfetti Van Melle in Lainate
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