Seed Quality Assurance Specialist — Risk & Compliance

SeedQuest; Parma (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements whenever/</

Retirement savings plan with company 4

Mental health support

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

BASF's Agricultural Solutions team in Parma, ID is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to evaluate seed quality, manage risk, and optimize seed lot availability while safeguarding product liability and brand image.

In this role you will analyze global and local quality data, coordinate CAPA processes, support supplier and customer interactions, and contribute to audits and continuous improvement across stock and third-party seed lots.

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, or a related field.
• Bring at least 3 years of experience in agriculture, preferably within seed quality assurance.
• Demonstrate knowledge of seed health, seed physiology, production, and operational techniques.
• Apply strong people management, communication, and collaboration skills, including verbal and written English proficiency.
• Use strong analytical skills to support proactive decision-making and effective problem-solving.
• Possess key competencies in analyzing, performance, and organizing.
• Are able to travel up to 5% – domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating, analyzing and interpreting global and local quality data to manage risk associated with sale of seed lots, analyzing relevant quality data to approve proposed seed lot blends.
• Providing advice for payment of seed lots to production after quality evaluation in order to facilitate grower payments in a timely and equitable manner.
• Analyzing sales feedback on seed field performance relative to quality parameters, gather customer needs through market and field visits and stakeholder interactions, and conduct benchmarking studies to secure a competitive market advantage.
• Coordinating the customer complaint handling process for assigned crops, ensuring thorough investigation, timely communication, and initiation of CAPA when necessary, while providing monthly reports to keep the Regional Head of QA informed of ongoing crop issues and concerns.
• Participating in Internal process and Hygiene audits for processing and production operations. Performing Annual Document review and requesting for amendment for changed process, maintaining Stewardship requirements for stock seeds and third‑party purchases.
• Communicating possible risks associated with the sale of seed lots to Supply chain specialist and crop sales manager to minimize liability.
• Selecting third party QC test companies and informing them of Nunhems USA, Inc. priorities to ensure the timely result availability of outsourced test.
• Ensuring the resampling of required lots is completed in a timely manner to make the reliable quality data available for release of lots and making availability review.

Skills

Analytical skills

People management

Communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture/Horticulture

Job description

BASF's Agricultural Solutions team in Parma, ID is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to evaluate seed quality, manage risk, and optimize seed lot availability while safeguarding product liability and brand image.

In this role you will analyze global and local quality data, coordinate CAPA processes, support supplier and customer interactions, and contribute to audits and continuous improvement across stock and third-party seed lots.