Specialist, Corporate Quality Assurance

Mondelēz International; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading international snack company in Birmingham seeks a Quality Assurance Specialist to manage sustainability certification programs and support digitalization in quality management. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in quality, operations, and R&D, with strong communication and leadership skills. This temporary role offers a chance to work with a cross-functional team across Europe, enriching your career prospects in the food industry.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English - application needs to be in English.
• Preferred: Fluent in a 3rd language (especially French).
• Qualified as Internal auditor.

Responsibilities

• Manage sustainability certification programs across multiple sites.
• Coordinate internal audits and lead multisite external audits.
• Support new program implementation and digitalization efforts.

Skills

Related experience in operations, quality and/or R&D

Handling multiple tasks and prioritize

Communication and leadership skills

Business acumen and influencing

Auditing certification experience

Education

Master Degree in Food related sciences or Food Engineering

Tools

SharePoint management

SAP QM knowledge

SAP PLM

Job description

Overview

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You will support Mondelez Europe Quality Certification Lead in the management of Sustainability certifications schemes on a various number of sites (related to claims on packs) across Europe. The aim is to maintain successful certification where the programs are already implemented, and to support projects of new programs implementation as needed in the future. You will also support digitalization of some of the tasks in order to gain in efficiency. In that role, you will have the opportunity to interact for all the Quality Community in Europe (plants & central) but also MDS (Mondelez Digital Services) and Procurement or Marketing/Sales, as well as external partners.

What you will contribute

SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT:

ORGANIC, FAIRTRADE, RAINFOREST ALLIANCE AND RSPO

• Program coordination for existing certifications maintenance
• Planning supervision
• Communication of changes to Certification Bodies (people, process, products, sites in scope)
• Information and training on Standards for new comers
• Information and training on Standards changes when upgrades are published
• Users set up and training on Standard specific tools (traceability, artwork approval)
• Coordination of Internal audits planning for each certification scheme
• Conducting some internal audits
• Lead multisite external audits and support plants and central functions audits
• Coordination of non conformities investigation and Action plan management
• Audit invoices check and approval
• Documentation maintenance on teamsite: Certificates and audit reports uploads
• Optimization of process and procedures
• Recommendation of combination of programs for efficiency

Support to new program implementation:

• Training on Standard for first implementation to plant(s) and central functions
• Preparing certification application with required documentation for Certification Body
• Support plants with documentation creation (procedures, records)

Digitalization

• Create and optimize task reminders
• Consolidate Corrective & Preventive Action Plan trackers
• Contribute at Mondelez Europe level to a SAP project to facilitate certification management
• Build learning module & learning path on certifications for other functions involved

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Related experience in operations, quality and/or R&D
• Handling multiple tasks and prioritize
• Communication and leadership skills on cross-functional teams
• Business acumen and influencing and negotiating
• Auditing certification or equivalent experience is a decided advantage

More about this role

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Skills:

• SharePoint management
• SAP QM knowledge will be a strong advantage
• SAP PLM (nice to have)

Education:

• Master Degree in Food related sciences or Food Engineering

Languages

• Required : Fluent in English (orally & written) - application needs to be in English
• Preferred : Fluent in a 3rd language (especially French)

Certifications

• Qualified as Internal auditor

Work Experience

• > 5 years in FMCG
• At least 1 or 2 years in plant
• 2 years minimum in Quality&Food Safety
• Experience of work in cross-countries team and in remote
• Experience in certification program management

Skills & Competencies & Behaviors

• Digital Savvy. At ease with excel & numbers
• SharePoint management
• SAP QM knowledge will be a strong advantage + SAP PLM (nice to have)
• Organization skills that allow for working on multiple activities concurrently
• Communication and leadership skills on cross-functional teams
• Business acumen and influencing and negotiating
• Ability to deliver training in English

Note: This position is a temporary role with a mission for 18 months. Relocation support available: No

Business Unit Summary

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER.

Job Type: Temporary (Fixed Term) Corporate Quality Assurance Product Quality, Safety and Compliance