What You’ll Do for us: Key Responsibilities:
Quality Leadership:
- Promote and embed a quality mindset throughout the OU.
- Lead the development and implementation of Quality and Food Safety (QFS) strategies.
- Collaborate with Technical Operations and Commercial franchise leaders to protect and enhance product quality and corporate reputation.
Capability Development:
- Develop OU capabilities in quality and food safety for new product categories and packaging.
- Work with bottling partners and other OU functions to meet quality and food safety requirements.
Innovation and Improvement:
- Support the innovation pipeline by identifying optimal processes and technologies.
- Coordinate the execution of QFS programs (e.g., Product Integrity, Sensory Program).
Collaboration and Performance:
- Collaborate with Global QFS teams to drive performance excellence and standardize tools and processes.
- Coach and mentor the OU QFS team and key bottler QSE/QFS leaders.
Strategic Oversight:
- Set objectives, develop priorities, and track implementation of Quality and Food Safety Management Systems.
- Conduct continual research to improve quality and reduce process variation.
Quality Assurance:
- Act as a quality expert and consultant, providing guidance on food safety requirements.
- Ensure continuity of supply through on-site audits and strategic problem-solving.
Reporting and Communication:
- Develop business-related reports to drive quality improvement across the supply chain.
- Host and present at professional or client meetings to share relevant information.
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Background:
-
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Food Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience:
-
- 10+ years in technical areas such as R&D product development, laboratory management, quality systems, and/or engineering.
- More than 5 years of experience in quality, food safety, and occupational health and safety within the food and beverage industry
- At least 2+ years of operational experience in production or manufacturing, with knowledge of manufacturing and process controls for beverage ingredients and packaging.
- Proven success in similar roles within multi-country business units, requiring complex orchestration across multiple stakeholders.
- Previous management experience is a plus.
Skills and Knowledge:
-
- Strong working knowledge of Quality Systems, Quality Assurance Principles, and Food Safety.
- Proficiency in statistics and analytical skills for decision-making that protects customers, consumers, and the brand.
- Experience with project management, continuous improvement, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
- Ability to protect confidential information from external sources and ensure it is not disseminated inappropriately.
- Capability to determine actions needed to satisfy customer/client requirements.
Interpersonal Skills:
-
- Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written; additional languages are a plus.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with external parties (e.g., customers, bottlers, consumers, government agencies, vendors, suppliers) to create opportunities for the company.
- Strong relationship-building skills with peers and others to exchange feedback, solve problems, assess needs, and achieve business results.
- Understanding of customer/client/partner needs and expectations within your area of accountability.
Additional Requirements:
-
- Continual research and identification of new technologies and processes to improve quality and reduce process variation.
- Ability to act as a quality expert and consultant, providing guidance on food safety requirements.
- Experience in developing business-related reports to drive quality improvement across the supply chain.
What We Can Do for You
- Innovative Technology: We utilize and lead the market with our large supply chain network and state-of-the-art technology we use each day.
- Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.
- Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile with management that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered to experiment, iterate, and innovate.