We are looking to recruit our EU Senior Supplier Quality Manager to maintain an effective and efficient quality assurance system for ecotone.

Responsibilities :

Co-ordinates external supplier assurance management (50%) :

• Develops and maintains a centralised risk-based supplier assurance system to manage factory RM/PM + MSO Finished Product audit system to ensure due diligence
• Ensures application of a standardised supplier assurance system across ecotone
• Co-ordinates due diligence supplier audits by organising available resources effectively  
• Co-ordinates the update of the supplier quality booklet (PQB)
• Takes an active role and conducts a minimum of 10 audits per year, as required
• Maintains relationships with external audit providers, to fill audit shortfalls of  quality team.
• Develops/maintains a transparent suppliers audit grading system (NC’s, rules for timely NC’s closure, CA and KPI’s).
• Assesses ‘audit reports’ and SLC specifications to ensure data integrity/consistency (spot check).
• Develops an auditors networks and hosts at least on meeting per year to calibrate quality auditors, i.e. ensures auditor’s interpretation/application of NC’s.
• Delivers regular supplier performance updates, based on defined criteria (KPI’s), e.g. CST annually & quarterly.
• Captures and  shares supplier best practice and participates to horizon scanning and emerging risks assessments.

Quality IT Systems (20%) :

• Takes an active role in the continuous improvement of the IT tools that are necessary to enable the management of the Ecotone Quality systems (IT)
• Supports the quality function with innovative IT systems for smarter working (drives standardisation of processes by identifying IT solutions)
• Structures, maintains and facilitates KPI reports for the quality group from an IT perspective

Project Mgr/Trainer (10%) :

• Supports the quality function on change projects through its project management expertise
• Ensures Ecotone auditors pool capability is standardised and regularly calibrated
• Ensures quality auditors team knowledge on the latest GFSI requirements is maintained
• Ensures quality managers are regularly trained against the ‘supplier quality booklet’

KPI Reporting & SharePoint (10%) :

• Supports with KPI reporting for the quality team
• Maintains the EU Quality SharePoint site

Raw Material Management + Raw Material Introduction in Factory – 10% (future):

• Establishes role of quality in New/Existing Product Development process, with regard RM introduction in the factory  - from trial to launch (avoid disruption to factory) & ensure product quality (no complaints); embed system
• Ensures RM specifications for allergens and micro are assessed prior introduction into the factory.

Travel Requirements : once a month - only in Europe

Location : wherever ecotone has sites

Experience & qualifications :

• Total Quality Assurance experience for +10 years in food industry
• Factory process/technology expertise
• Knowledge of HACCP and GFSI related certifications,
• IT systems & SharePoint knowledge
• Excellent project management skills
• Fluent & written English, an additional language such as German, Italian, Spanish, French would be an advantage.
• Experience of leading and participating in cross functional & international teams

If you are interested in this opportunity, do not hesitate to apply directly on our job platform !