Global Senior Manager, Supplier Quality Systems

Hershey Company; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual incentive opportunities

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Flexible work where applicable

Job summary

The Hershey Company in Hershey, PA is seeking a Sr Mgr Supplier Quality Systems to lead global supplier quality management for ingredients and packaging. You will drive Quality, food safety, and regulatory governance across a global supplier network.

This role requires strategic leadership, deep QA expertise, and strong cross-functional partnerships with Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams. Competitive pay, benefits, and career growth are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing experience in a high-speed automated Consumer Goods environment.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive responsibility in Quality Assurance with leadership experience.
• Knowledge of Food Safety Modernization Act, HACCP, and/or USDA regulatory compliance.
• Strong relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Hershey's global Supplier Quality Management program by establishing quality, food safety, regulatory, and supplier governance strategies that ensure the reliable supply of ingredients and packaging materials while protecting consumers, brands, and business continuity worldwide.
• Lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of global supplier quality systems, standards, and approval processes, including supplier qualification, risk assessment, audit programs, material approval, regulatory compliance, and supplier performance management to ensure consistent execution across all regions and business units.
• Drive supplier risk mitigation, resilience, and strategic partnership programs across Hershey's ingredient and packaging portfolio by leveraging risk-based decision making, supplier capability assessments, quality metrics, and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen supply continuity, accelerate innovation, and reduce supplier-related incidents.
• Build and develop a high-performing global Supplier Quality organization by providing technical leadership, coaching, and organizational direction, while fostering strong partnerships with Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Food Safety, and external suppliers to advance business goals and quality excellence.
• Drive enterprise quality performance through data-driven supplier governance by establishing key performance indicators, monitoring supplier quality trends, identifying emerging risks, and leading corrective and preventive actions that deliver measurable improvements in supplier quality, food safety, compliance, supplier reliability, and consumer experience.
• Leads Hershey's global Supplier Quality Management program for all ingredients and packaging materials, ensuring robust supplier quality systems, food safety and regulatory compliance, supplier risk management, ingredient resiliency, packaging governance, and strategic supplier partnerships that enable reliable supply, innovation, and business growth across all markets

Skills

Strategic leadership

Supplier Quality

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Audit programs

Supplier qualification

Cross-functional collaboration

Food safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in a science-based field

SQF, PCQI, HACCP certifications

Job description

The Hershey Company in Hershey, PA is seeking a Sr Mgr Supplier Quality Systems to lead global supplier quality management for ingredients and packaging. You will drive Quality, food safety, and regulatory governance across a global supplier network.

This role requires strategic leadership, deep QA expertise, and strong cross-functional partnerships with Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams. Competitive pay, benefits, and career growth are provided.