Packaging Material Quality Lead

Job Location: ​Pune​

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

Execute India PM supplier strategy, managing PS3 Quality improvement projects and supporting strong pipeline of suppliers to reduce food safety and business risk. Monitoring compliance and performance of Packaging material supplier and contributing to new development to support Fuel for growth. Regional subject matter expert on PM supplier quality for all suppliers in the region. 

Main Responsibilities:

Supplier Audits and Management:

• Planning and monitoring of annual audit plan for Packaging Materials suppliers, tracking audit closure, driving improvements while working with suppliers and procurement manager.
• Support developing new suppliers, identifying potential suppliers (scouting), working on new opportunities to improve quality, and reducing cost (F4G.) 
• Sharing qualitative documents to the relevant suppliers to collect their signatures using DocuSign.

Non-Conformance Management:

• Ensure effective handling of Critical and Major material Non-conformance and effective CAPA at supplier end.
• Managing quality compliance of 17-million-euro worth of material purchase ensuring Ferrero quality standards are met.

Governance:

• Actively working with stakeholders, suppliers, PQM team and procurement and DPU for NC tracking and reduction.
• Co-ordinating between local procurement and FQD central pack. Sharing inputs on supplier Q-info management.
• Ensuring compliance readiness by tracking compliance status like Mandatory certification, Quality documentation and Doc of Compliances 
• Reporting Period governance report and sharing with stakeholders through scheduled governance meeting.
• Managing all records of homologation, supplier quality performance and nonconformance and derogations

Supplier Projects:

• Coordinate project activities for identified project and lead key project. Working with local and central teams for projects inputs and updates.

Who we are looking for:

EDUCATION 

• Post-graduation or bachelor’s in engineering/technology in Science/ Food Science with 4 to7 years of experience.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE

• Working knowledge in Food Processing plants, Quality management, Food Safety risk mitigation Pack material Risk Analysis
• Having accreditation to national and international quality management systems (Quality systems & ISO 9001, Food safety systems FSSC 22000 or similar, Auditing skills)
• Good in communication, can work independently and have ability in decision making by influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of Food safety aspects like HACCP.

Note: Willing to travel in the region (travelling 20-25 %) 

Referral Code : B
 

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.