*location*: proximity to work in alsip il us, scarborough, can or monterrey mx
*summary*: provide strategic and tactical leadership and for griffith foods businesses requirements for a specific region or site(s) for the function of food safety and quality systems as it relates to supplier and co-man quality. Provide the single leadership within a region of one management group to closely align efforts and measure/improve performance in the areas of supplier and co-man quality against expectations of standards and customers. Enabler for the region to use a supplier/co-man quality fsqs staff in efforts to transform our operations group to better perform against customer requirements. Regional manager and leader for all fsqs communications with suppliers and co-mans providing oversight of sites/business performance within a region. Creates alignment and commitment with all regional fsqs initiatives against procurement needs to deliver improved performance consistency, standards consistency, customer satisfaction, and business enablement.
*essential duties & responsibilities*:
fs & qs programs
- overall responsibility for the region's supplier and co-man food safety and quality systems programs related to procurement and compliance, as well as regional policy alignment.
- leads and develops plans to standardize quality measurements and protocols for all materials at all sites within the region, including best practice utilization.
- a member of the regional fsqs team and ensures alignment of fsqs expectations across regional supplier and co-man functions and regional support functional members. The position provides regular updates to the team, the regional fsqs director and procurement management regarding the fsqs function.
- provides oversight into the process of managing all suppliers including approval, performance evaluations and disapproval of suppliers within the entire region.
- assure the region is in compliance for all global policies related to supplier and co-man aspects of fsqs, including review and acceptance of food safety plans and performance.
- represents the supplier/co-man quality concerns as a member of the regional food safety
team and key integration contact for griffith global fsqs and gf practices who continuously strives toward standardization of practices and methodology.
- oversee, tracks, and compares performance of suppliers and co-mans regarding performance in the areas of raw material violations, complaints, errors, audits and provides direction for improvement via monthly score kpi reporting.
- assures compliance to all local regulations and regulations related to countries of export within the region.
- provides local guidance and leadership to comply with the british retail consortium (brc) food safety and quality framework.
- collaborates with site fsqs site and regional managers for supplier and co-man required
- information, audits, and any issues (complaints and nonconformances).
- aligns with site fsqs managers, r&d and all other regional quality groups to ensure the commercial process is efficient and effective for new products.
- assures that supplier and co-man policy requirements are maintained within the region and at each supplier and co-man manufacturing site by review and conducting audits.
- assures that regional co-mans are in compliance of gf standards.
- lead coordinator for managing visits and audits at all suppliers and co-mans within the region and assures all corrective actions are appropriate and communicated.
- leads the regional food fraud team, manages related reports and systems and is a member of all global food fraud meetings.
technical representation, customer relations & crisis management
- this role provides leadership for all supplier/co-man food safety and quality areas across the region including reviews of supplier program coordination/decision making, common supplier quality communication, business quality communications and management updates.
- acts as the regional technical lead person for food safety and quality systems regarding supplier and co-man fsqs needs and communications and brc requirements/customer requirements.
- primary regional technical liaison between procurement and supply chain teams during development and new product trials.
- determines ways and promote an initiative-taking than reactive relation with supplier and co-man quality with key materials/suppliers to improve internal and external client satisfaction.
- represents the region for fsqs elements during major complaints with suppliers and co-mans.
- contributes by providing information and resolution to product or conditional issues for the regional crisis team. Provides appropriate updates to the crisis team as needed.
- expert on regional procedures that support company policies and objectives for supplier quality.
- expert on regional co-man requirements and needs.
general administration
- provides qs updates to procurement management, fsqs leader