Job Description
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.