Project Manager

VIVA; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Iampro team is seeking a Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) professional to support processes that ensure consistently safe, high-quality food for client guests. You will lead food safety, quality, and regulatory programs across the product development process, from strategy to commercialization, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to drive safe, compliant outcomes.

You will build relationships, communicate FSQR guidance, and help embed risk-based decision-making into project

Qualifications

• Initial approval and ongoing monitoring of food vendor facilities, including food safety program reviews through desk audits and GFSI audits.
• Review and approve product specification attributes related to food safety and quality.
• Collaborate with senior FSQ risk managers, cross-functional teams and vendors to resolve guest complaints or product issues.
• Develop relationships and communicate FSQR guidance to cross-functional teams as needed.
• Integrate FSQR engagement into project milestones before key supplier, formulation, claims, or commercialization decisions are finalized.
• Create risk-based guidance, decision tools, and pre-established parameters for early, informed decisions.
• Demonstrate how early risk identification can accelerate decision-making and reduce rework.
• Balance Food Safety and business-related risks to support a shared food safety culture.
• Build Shared Accountability: reinforce that food safety and quality are enterprise responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial approval and ongoing monitoring of food vendor facilities, including food safety program reviews.
• Review and approve product specification attributes related to food safety and quality for assigned products or categories.
• Collaborate with FSQ risk managers, cross-functional teams and vendors to resolve guest complaints or product issues.
• Develop relationships and communicate FSQR guidance to cross-functional teams as needed.
• Integrate FSQR engagement into existing project milestones before key supplier, formulation, claims, or commercialization decisions are finalized.
• Create risk-based guidance and parameters that enable early and informed decision-making.
• Demonstrate how early risk identification can accelerate decision-making and reduce downstream rework.
• Focus on balancing food safety and business risks to support a shared culture.
• Reinforce Shared Accountability for food safety and quality across the enterprise.

Skills

Food safety

Regulatory compliance

GFSI audits

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Monday & Friday Remote. Tuesday - Thursday Onsite Work Hours are 8:00AM - 5:00PM (Flexible)

Job Summary

This role lends support to processes that helps client succeed by consistently delivering safe, high-quality food. The contractor will collaborate with cross-functional and internal partners and leverage resources throughout the product development process from strategy to commercialization to support and grow the Food & Beverage business and help build winning solutions for client guests. You will also be responsible for leading food safety, quality and regulatory programs and projects to ensure client Owned Brand Food meets relevant regulations and internal standards or food safety and quality.

Tasks

• Complete initial approval and ongoing monitoring of food vendor facilities, including food safety program reviews through desk audits, GFSI audits and other necessary activities
• Review and approve product specification attributes related to food safety and quality for assigned products or categories
• Collaborate with senior FSQ risk managers/colleagues, cross-functional teams and vendors to resolve guest complaints or other product issues
• Develop relationships and communicate FSQR guidance to cross-functional teams as needed
• Integrate FSQR engagement into existing project milestones before key supplier, formulation, claims, or commercialization decisions are finalized
• Create risk-based guidance, decision tools, and pre-established parameters that enable CFT partners to make informed choices earlier and reduce downstream rework.
• Demonstrate how early risk identification can accelerate decision-making by resolving potential barriers before they impact commercialization timelines.
• Focus on appropriate risk-based solutions to balance Food Safety and business related (e.g.) risks and to support a shared food safety culture
• Build Shared Accountability**:** Reinforce that food safety and quality are enterprise responsibil