Vice President - Global Quality & Food Safety

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact Click “Apply” to get started. Job Purpose ​ Reporting to the Chief R&D Officer, The Global Head of Quality and Food Safety will provide vision, leadership, support, collaboration and direction that ensures our Quality and Food Standards are delivered to the highest standard. ​ ​ This role is responsible for leading and driving the strategic thinking of all aspects of product Quality and Food Safety across the portfolio made and sold globally, ensuring business continuity and developing and delivering the Quality transformation agenda. Key Accountabilities ​ ​ Provide leadership for Quality and Food Safety function globally, working in partnership with R&D and the Supply Chain teams to create and deliver a word class Quality and Food Safety strategy while ensuring full compliance to internal/customer/industry standards, legislative requirements, and Food Safety protocols. ​ Define and lead regions wide quality transformation initiatives, reporting on this agenda to Chief R&D Officer, CSCO and Regional MDs leads. ​ Own the execution of the Quality and Food Safety agenda, ensuing full adoption of all required standards / protocols. Ensure all units put quality at the highest priority of delivery and ensure appropriate governance is in place to monitor / course correct. ​ Work in partnership with global/regional R&D/Supply chain to design and develop Quality policies and procedures while driving continuous improvement in Quality management systems and standards. ​ Collaborate cross functionally in particular with R&D, Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain to deliver business objectives ​ Work with the Regional quality leads to delivery Quality Crisis Management, Retailer Technical Management, Quality and Food safety specialists, Supplier Approval, Authenticity. ​ Build constructive and productive working relationships across multiple regions at a senior level (CEO, MDs, etc. ) ​ Redefine and builds a world class Quality organization, including skills and capabilities needed. Bridge gaps through training and talent acquisition ​ Create a learning and continuous quality improvement environment, which encourages benchmarks and world class practices. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.