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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You lead the compliance and capability related to global supplier quality policies and programs to ensure the highest quality and food safety of the materials we procure at the regional level. This is a leadership role with regular interaction with plant quality, food safety, procurement, R&D and other cross functional teams.
How you will contribute
The Corporate Supplier Quality Specialist is responsible for leadership in the areas of supplier quality strategic direction, capability building of suppliers, and to collaborate with cross-functional partners such as procurement and R&D to promote assurance of the execution of supplier quality policies and programs.
This position has regional responsibility which requires experience in prior quality roles such as Plant Quality, BU Quality, Audit, Food Safety or R&D with experience engaging with suppliers and understanding of Quality & Business Systems and the ability to influence stakeholders.What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:- Delivering risk-based supplier quality programs to support commercial outcomes within fast moving consumer goods environment.• Influencing food safety strategy, providing value-chain observations and practical input that translates into significant business benefit with reduced Quality/Food Safety risks.• Knowledge of food manufacturing processes, raw materials, and Ingredient specifications.• Collaborating to complete the agenda by working effectively across functions, geographies, and with internal and external partners.• Relentless curiosity and a continuous improvement mentality.• Building an internal network that allows for effective communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement.• Digital Savvy with analytical skills, SAP QM, and Power BI experience.• Strength in CAPA Processes and Systems• Familiarity with FDA, FSMA, and Canadian food regulations
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:- Co-Leads development of training materials and execute training for internal and external partners based on the capability building needs.• Participates in risk assessment activity related to supplier spend areas, partnering with procurement and other cross-functional partners, following up on progress, and proactively assisting in issue resolution and elimination to assure that established company quality standards are consistently met with a key focus on Food Safety programs.• Performs technical or audit prep visits and confirms gap closures to ensure higher (%) compliance rate against the supplier quality expectations (SQE).• Supports the Material Monitoring Program (MMP) for the region.• Works to continually improve performance against key supplier quality measures by proactively leading the program initiatives required to sustainably resolve identified Quality & Food Safety Risks (QNs and QCMS CAPAs).• Continuously improve supplier quality related knowledge, skills and understanding of Internal and external personnel executing MDLZ requirements by conducting training programs and systematically disseminating written information covering standards, procedures, and policies to assure employees are equipped to meet required standards.• Monitoring and reporting of key quality metrics and supporting Global Supplier Quality Initiatives.• Support the SSMT coordinators on issue management and special situations.
Job specific requirements:
- Minimum 3-5 years of related experience (Quality, Food Safety, Operations, RD) with demonstrated technical and leadership ability.• Excellent leadership capabilities with strong abilities and the capacity to influence and drive change in a cross-functional environment.• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, root causes, and implement effective solutions• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- 20% Travel
Work schedule: East Hanover, New Jersey or Gladstone HQ, Ontario
Onsite regular business hours with flexibility for regional responsibilities
No Relocation support availableBusiness Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way.We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour PatchKids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
Job Type
RegularCorporate Quality Assurance
Product Quality, Safety and Compliance
Job Details
TitleCorporate Supplier Quality Specialist
FunctionProduct Quality, Safety and Compliance
Date1/11/2024
Job IDR-121573
Work ScheduleFull time
Job TypeRegular
Location
East Hanover, New Jersey, United StatesAdditional Location(s)
Toronto, Canada