International Certification and Operations Coordinator

FoodChain ID Group, Inc; Bologna; Ibrido; EUR 65.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

FoodChain ID is seeking a role to manage the International Desk in Italy, coordinating technical oversight for international offices against organic and product certification schemes managed by the Italy team.

You will work with Italian quality teams, support inspector training, and strengthen partnerships while ensuring compliance with accreditation requirements across offices and partners. A hybrid role with the Bologna office is offered.

Competenze

• Experience in certification (organic, food safety) and leading technical or scheme office teams.
• Strong project coordination and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation abilities.
• Proactive approach and results orientation.
• Ability to work in international and multicultural contexts.
• Practical knowledge of accreditation processes and technical background.
• Availability to travel, as required.
• Good English and other language would be ideal for an international company.

Mansioni

• Manage the International Desk in Italy, coordinating and providing technical and accreditation oversight to international offices against international organic and product certification schemes.
• Work with quality teams in Italy and in-country to ensure deadlines and requirements are met.
• Provide information and organizational support for training of new inspectors, coordinating milestones.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with current partners and explore new opportunities for synergy.
• Ensure offices and partners comply with accreditation requirements and related audits.
• Shadow integrity programme visits by accreditation bodies or standards owners as needed.

Conoscenze

Certification experience

Project coordination

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation abilities

International work

Accreditation knowledge

Travel availability

English language

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Overview

For more than two decades, FoodChain ID has been at the forefront of the New Food industry, providing expertise worldwide to navigate the requirements of an ever-growing demand for higher levels of transparency, accountability, safety and sustainability. Our technical and business services support food safety, certification, testing, inspection, regulatory compliance and sustainability across the food chain. Today, more than 30,000 companies in over 100 countries rely on our industry-leading solutions. The FoodChain ID vision encompasses nothing less than assuring the safety, transparency and integrity of the global food chain, one client and product at a time.

Purpose of the Role

The role will manage the International Desk in Italy, coordinating and providing technical and accreditation oversight to the international offices (FCID and partner offices) against the international organic and product certification schemes managed by the Italy team. The person will ensure operational continuity, support accreditation processes, contribute to inspector training, and help maintain and develop partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the International Desk in Italy, coordinating and providing technical and accreditation oversight to the international offices (FCID and partner offices) against the international organic and product certification schemes managed by the Italy team.

• Work closely with the quality teams in Italy and in-country to ensure that deadlines and requirements are met.

• Provide practical information and organizational support for the training of new inspectors, liaising directly with them and ensuring training milestones are met on time.

• Maintain and strengthen relationships with current partners, ensuring trust and collaboration.

• Propose new opportunities for synergy and support ongoing initiatives with potential new partners.

• Ensure local offices and partners comply with the technical and accreditation requirements (including calibration, training and witness audits) are conducted in line with the accreditation requirements

• Ensure they or their team shadow any integrity programme visits by the relevant accreditation bodies, and/or regulatory bodies or standards owners.

Skills and Requirements

• Experience in certification (organic, food safety), with experience leading technical or scheme office teams.
• Strong project coordination and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation abilities.

• Proactive approach and results orientation.

• Ability to work in international and multicultural contexts.

• Practical knowledge of accreditation processes and technical background.

• Availability to travel, as required

• Good English and other language would be ideal as we are an international company.
• This is a hybrid role between home and our Bologna office