Global Food Safety & Compliance Lead

Amazon; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 74,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Food Safety Manager within the Food Safety & Quality organization to oversee WWGS private brands supply sites in the United States. This role leads facility approvals, CAPA management, and risk assessments across production sites, ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Quality teams, leveraging Foodlogiq, CMX1, and PLM tools to drive data-driven decisions and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 5+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience.
• 5+ years of conducting workplace risk investigations experience.
• Experience leveraging technology to drive process improvements.
• Experience leading and influencing your team or organization.

Responsibilities

• Facility Approval & Due Diligence.
• New Facility Qualification: End-to-end qualification of new food production sites for WWGS Private Brands, ensuring all regulatory, hygiene, and safety standards are met before any product is released.
• Ongoing Due Diligence: Maintain and update due diligence documentation for all existing production sites, including audits, certifications, and compliance evidence.
• Risk Assessment: Perform periodic risk assessments to identify potential hazards and develop mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Procurement, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Quality teams to align food safety requirements with procurement strategies and product launch timelines.
• Facility Reviews & Inspections: On-Site Reviews at risk prioritized production sites to verify adherence to food safety standards, GMPs, and internal policies.
• Audit Leadership: Coordinate and lead internal and third party audits, incorporate findings, and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions.
• Supplier Scorecarding: Maintain a supplier scorecard system that captures performance metrics and feeds into supplier selection and renewal decisions.
• Systems & Tool Proficiency: Utilize Foodlogiq, CMX1, and PLM tools; ensure data is entered, maintained, and reported.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Pull and analyze data to generate insights, dashboards, and trend reports.
• Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA): Track CAPAs and close out actions.
• Policy, Procedure & Compliance: Develop and enforce SOPs; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion ongoing process improvement.
• Reporting & Communication: Provide updates to senior leadership via dashboards and reports; present risk status and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Compliance leadership

Risk management

Audits

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Foodlogiq

CMX1

PLM tools

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Food Safety Manager within the Food Safety & Quality organization to oversee WWGS private brands supply sites in the United States. This role leads facility approvals, CAPA management, and risk assessments across production sites, ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Quality teams, leveraging Foodlogiq, CMX1, and PLM tools to drive data-driven decisions and executive reporting.