FSQ Product Design Lead: Food Safety & Quality

Ferrero International S.A.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Ferrero International S.A. is seeking an FSQ Product Design NAM to define and govern FSQ specifications across North American products. This role connects Food Safety, R&D, and Global Brand teams to embed FSQ throughout concept to launch.

The candidate will lead standardization, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvements while collaborating with manufacturing and supply chain partners.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze data and translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Experience managing KPIs and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration across R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain FSQ product specifications, guidelines, and methodologies across product categories.
• Ensure consistency and standardization of FSQ rules (e.g., shelf-life, sensorial evaluation, compliance criteria).
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives based on plant feedback, inspections, and consumer insights, non-conformance and out-of-specification data.
• Collaborate with R&D, Product Groups, and cross-functional teams to embed FSQ requirements into new product development and product modifications.
• Support product innovation by identifying FSQ risks and ensuring mitigation strategies during development and industrial trials.
• Monitor and analyze FSQ product performance through KPIs and dashboards; provide insights and recommendations.
• Support and contribute to management of non-conformities, incidents, and specification deviations.
• Provide FSQ expertise and guidance for decision-making.
• Ensure alignment with Global FSQ, Industrial, and Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Contribute to FSQ-related investment decisions and product development processes.

Skills

Data analysis

KPI management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science/related field

Job description

Ferrero International S.A. is seeking an FSQ Product Design NAM to define and govern FSQ specifications across North American products. This role connects Food Safety, R&D, and Global Brand teams to embed FSQ throughout concept to launch.

The candidate will lead standardization, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvements while collaborating with manufacturing and supply chain partners.