Expert Quality Assurance Food (Limited Contract) (mfd)

To support the development and quality assurance of common sourced own brand food products for METRO Cash & Carry International and provide general product support for the countries.

Your Tasks:

• Development of products and their specifications in cooperation with suppliers Common Sourcing team and Own Brand team
• Organize monitoring systems (e.g. laboratory including sensory testing and assessing the results)
• Risk assessment of products and suppliers including HACCP
• Review and approve label information in Common Sourced articles
• Aligning with PC&G team the organization of sensory assessments
• Inspect suppliers
• First point of contact for suppliers and country quality colleagues
• Work with countries and suppliers to establish and implement quality standards
• Maintain data on supplier certification inspections product specifications and analysis results
• Manage complaints and incidents.
• Advising Procurement on Quality-related issues
• Provide training for countries
• Work with sustainability colleagues to ensure the Sustainability policies implementation
• Monitor and maintain the quality management system
• Regularly review and maintain the QA documents e.g.: GQA standards procedures technical manuals etc 
• Ensuring that METRO branded products comply with quality legal and safety requirements and identify quality risks
• In case of quality deviations evaluate incidents and execute corrective actions
• Striving to continuously improve METRO QA processes and overall performance.

Qualifications :

• University degree in food chemistry food technology or similar food related degrees.
• Excellent English communication and Project management skills good presentation skills - develop and present PowerPoint presentations to senior management.
• Experience 5 years in front line retailing / wholesaling and/or product quality management
• Knowledge of the international Own Brand trade.
• Good knowledge of HACCP national and European Food law supplier certification standards and crisis management.
• Experience in Food Analysis and Sensory analysis
• Experience in quality management and standards
• Experience in the collaboration with external laboratories
• Experienced in risk management.
• Work in cross functional teams.
• Ability to work with data and statistics.

Additional Information :

• Work-life balance:  Flexible working hours in agreement with your line manager 30 days of holidays. 
• Training:  A comprehensive training offer via our own training center or externally.
• Well-being:  Health days with lots of health checks and information about your well-being company medical care including a range of preventive services such as flu shots OTHEB employee assistance program. 
• Exciting life on campus:  Free gym and sports classes Rioba coffee bar canteen with discounted meals for employees many campus events.
• Discounts:  discounted Jobticket as well as discounts in our wholesale stores and at many partner companies.
• Comfort:  Good transport connections free parking spaces JobBike. 
• Company pension plan:  You will receive a contribution to your company pension. 
• Family driven:  Three daycare centers for children on campus support of holiday camps for children of employees.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time