European QA Lead for Nutra & Ingredients

Freemen Nutra Group; Rijswijk; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Freemen Nutra Group is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager - Europe to oversee and support quality activities across its European operations, including the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, and Italy. The role serves as the key regional quality contact for customers, suppliers, and internal teams, while aligning with the global quality organization.

Reporting to the EVP of Freemen Nutra Europe, you will manage the regional QMS, audits, CAPA, supplier qualification, and regulatory

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of QA, quality management, food safety, or regulatory experience.
• Experience in nutraceutical ingredients, food ingredients, or pharma ingredients preferred.
• Strong knowledge of QMS, HACCP, CAPA, root cause investigation, supplier qualification, and customer quality requirements.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, BRCGS, GMP+, GMP, or other quality and food safety standards.
• Fluency in English; additional European languages are an advantage.

Aufgaben

• Manage quality activities across European operations and serve as the primary regional quality contact for customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage customer complaints, investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA, ensuring timely and professional resolution.
• Maintain and continually improve the regional QMS, including SOPs, change control, quality records, and related processes.
• Coordinate with the global quality team to ensure alignment with company quality standards, policies, and procedures.
• Support customer and warehouse audits, quality questionnaires, product qualification, certifications, and other quality documentation requirements.
• Support supplier qualification and evaluation, including documentation review, quality assessments, audits, and corrective action follow-up.
• Coordinate and support relevant quality certifications and standards, including ISO, BRCGS, GMP+, HACCP, and other applicable systems.
• Partner with Sales, Purchasing, and Operations on product specs, testing methods, and customer qualification projects.
• Monitor European regulatory requirements and communicate changes to internal teams.
• Provide quality-related guidance and training to relevant teams and support continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Quality management

CAPA investigations

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

English language

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or above in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Quality Management

Jobbeschreibung

Freemen Nutra Group is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager - Europe to oversee and support quality activities across its European operations, including the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, and Italy. The role serves as the key regional quality contact for customers, suppliers, and internal teams, while aligning with the global quality organization.

Reporting to the EVP of Freemen Nutra Europe, you will manage the regional QMS, audits, CAPA, supplier qualification, and regulatory