Customer Solutions Manager- Quality

Ventura Foods; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventura Foods seeks a Customer Solutions Manager- Quality in Irvine, CA to lead customer-focused quality initiatives and proactive communications with key accounts. The role emphasizes complaint handling, trend analysis, and collaboration with the Service Cloud for timely resolutions.

Ideal candidates have a BS in a technical science, 5+ years in food quality management, and 3-5 years of supervisory experience. The position offers a competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. in a Technical science degree (i.e. Food Science, Food Technology, Biology, etc.) and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Quality Management within the food industry.
• 3-5 years of supervisory and management experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for key customer account support from quality assurance perspective: Commercialization process, documentation fulfillment, expectations & policy review, plant audit preparation, coordination of internal resources, escalation of risks, and complaints management.
• Monitor and evaluate appropriateness of responses by facility QA teams, communicate and resolve urgent issues that arise in the system both internally and externally, and track and trend data from the system. Partner with Customer Service department on opportunities for improvement in both process and technology. Become a subject matter resource of the Case Management (Service Cloud) system.
• Engage and represent the quality assurance department with the commercial team and customers' quality assurance counterparts on a regular basis to support Customer Experience initiatives. This includes customer meetings, customer scorecarding, sensory cuttings, plant visits & audits, business reviews, and other associated activities.
• Partner with and at times lead & coordinate personnel from various internal departments to drive improvements, resolution, and provide key updates to leadership and key customers.

Skills

Communication

Influencing

Education

BS in Food Science/technical field

Job description

Customer Solutions Manager- Quality

Location:

Irvine, CA, US, 92618

Position Summary:

The Manager of Customer Quality is responsible for focus on Customer Experience & "Moments that Matter" for Ventura Foods customers. Responsible for proactive customer communications as it relates to quality & food safety, enhancing, training, and streamlining complaint (case) handling procedures, monitoring and providing proactive trend assessments from both internal and external sources of data, partnering with Customer Service within Service Cloud to drive resolution and satisfaction, engage in customer meetings to seek opportunities to improve customer experience, and provide proactive and periodic status updates to internal stakeholders.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for key customer account support from quality assurance perspective: Commercialization process, documentation fulfillment, expectations & policy review, plant audit preparation, coordination of internal resources, escalation of risks, and complaints management.
• Monitor and evaluate appropriateness of responses by facilty QA teams, communicate and resolve urgent issues that arise in the system both internally and externally, and track and trend data from the system. Partner with Customer Service department on opportunities for improvement in both process and technology. Become a subject matter resource of the Case Management (Service Cloud) system.
• Engage and represent the quality assurance department with the commercial team and customers' quality assurance counterparts on a regular basis to support Customer Experience initiatives. This includes customer meetings, customer scorecarding, sensory cuttings, plant visits & audits, business reviews, and other associated activities.
• Partner with and at times lead & coordinate personnel from various internal departments to drive improvements, resolution, and provide key updates to leadership and key customers.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of a B.S. in a Technical science degree (i.e. Food Science, Food Technology, Biology, etc.) and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Quality Management within the food industry
• 3-5 years of supervisory and management experience

Knowledge and Skills:

• Complete understanding of FSMA, FDA 21 CFR, and USDA FSIS Directive policies.
• HACCP, HARPC, GMP, and Sanitation programs.
• Food microbiology knowledge and technical knowledge of thermal processing and acidified foods a plus.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Why Join Us:

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provideready-to-goproduct solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of$109,060.95-$171,773.09*
• Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nearest Major Market: Irvine California
Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles