Sr Manager, Produce Quality Control

Albertsons Companies; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly wages

Earned wage access

Associate discounts

Health and retirement benefits

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Albertsons Companies seeks a Senior Manager of Produce Quality Control to lead the enterprise quality program across its distribution network. You will establish standards for freshness, food safety, temperature, size, and overall customer readiness, partnering with DC leadership, procurement, and suppliers.

You will develop QC processes, coach local teams, and drive continuous improvement to ensure consistent quality and exceptional customer experience across all facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in produce or related field.
• Progressive leadership in the produce industry.
• Experience overseeing QA in large-scale distribution.
• Knowledge of GAP, GMP, HACCP, FSMA and cold chain requirements.
• Travel 40-50%.
• Strong analytical skills with quality metrics.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain enterprise produce quality standards across distribution centers.
• Oversee receiving quality to ensure freshness, temperature, maturity, size, and shelf life.
• Develop standard quality inspection processes, scorecards, reports, and audits.
• Ensure enterprise quality standards are executed across all facilities and operations.
• Lead investigations into quality failures and drive corrective actions with suppliers.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, extend shelf life, and improve customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership experience

Quality assurance

Quality control

Quality metrics analysis

Travel 40-50%

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Why choose us?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand! At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

What You Will Be Doing

The Sr. Manager, Produce Quality Control is responsible for leading the enterprise Produce Quality Control function across Albertsons Companies' distribution network. Reporting to the Vice President of Produce/Floral Replenishment., this leader establishes and oversees quality standards that ensure all produce received into the company's distribution centers meets or exceeds procurement specifications for freshness, quality, food safety, temperature, size, condition, and overall customer readiness.

This leader partners closely with Distribution Center leadership, Procurement, Transportation, Food Safety, Merchandising, and Produce suppliers to drive consistent quality standards across the enterprise. The Corporate Manager is accountable for developing quality control processes, ensuring consistent execution across all facilities, coaching and developing local Quality Control teams, resolving quality issues with urgency, and continuously improving produce quality to deliver exceptional customer experience.

Main Responsibilities

• Enterprise Quality Standards: Establish, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise produce quality standards, inspection procedures, and receiving specifications across all distribution centers.
• Receiving Quality Oversight: Ensure all produce received into Albertsons distribution facilities consistently meets procurement specifications related to freshness, appearance, temperature, maturity, sizing, condition, food safety, packaging integrity, and shelf life.
• Quality Assurance Governance: Develop standardized quality inspection processes, scorecards, reporting, and audit routines that create consistency across every facility.
• Enterprise Execution: Partner with distribution center leadership to ensure quality standards are consistently executed across all produce receiving operations.
• Corrective Actions: Lead investigations into quality failures, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and work with suppliers, procurement teams, and distribution centers to resolve issues quickly.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve produce quality, reduce waste and shrink, increase shelf life, improve freshness, and enhance customer satisfaction through better quality.

We Are Looking For Candidates Who Possess The Following

• Bachelor's degree in food science, Agriculture, Supply Chain, Business, Horticulture, Produce Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Significant progressive leadership experience within the produce industry.
• Extensive experience overseeing produce quality assurance or quality control within large-scale distribution or supply chain environments.
• Strong knowledge of produce commodities, grading standards, ripening characteristics, shelf life, handling requirements, and seasonal quality variations.
• Experience leading quality programs across multiple distribution centers or geographic regions.
• Strong understanding of produce food safety requirements including GAP, GMP, HACCP, FSMA, and cold chain management.
• Experience partnering with growers, shippers, suppliers, procurement organizations, and distribution operations.
• Demonstrated success developing quality teams and driving operational consistency across multiple locations.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using quality metrics to improve supplier performance and operational execution.
• Ability to travel regularly to distribution centers and supplier locations (40-50%) of your time.
• Ability to use industry standard quality assurance tools, proficient in computer skills/programs such as Microsoft Office Suite.

We Also Provide a Variety Of Benefits Including

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

Our Values

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