Job Description:

Global Quality and Food Safety Specialist (H/F/X)

Location: Aimargues (near Montpellier)

Type of contract: Permanent (CDI)

Join Royal Canin as a Global Quality and Food Safety ! Drive excellence in distribution quality and traceability across our global network. In this role, you’ll lead compliance initiatives, standardize processes, and enhance end-to-end traceability capabilities—ensuring our products meet the highest standards from plant to pet.

What are we looking for?

• B.S. or M.S. in Food Science, Quality, or Supply Chain.
• 5-10 years of experience in Quality and Food Safety Management or Supply Chain, with strong knowledge of distribution quality and traceability standards.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, ISO 22000/FSSC, or BRC Storage & Distribution standards.
• Proficiency in IT systems such as WMS, Agnostic, and SAP.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
• Proven ability to lead and influence across regions and functions.
• Strong understanding of business processes, systems, and change management.
• Excellent networking skills and ability to deliver projects through others remotely.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Act as the global Quality &Food Safety Specialist for standards and procedures related to Distribution Quality Management, Traceability, Hold & Release, and Product Disposal.
• Lead global compliance roadmaps for these standards across the distribution network and manufacturing sites where applicable.
• Ensure calibration and efficiency of gap assessments and define concession needs.
• Facilitate the RC QiD/QiM Community of Practice (COP), driving collaboration, knowledge sharing, training, and continuous improvement.
• Provide functional expertise in market traceability IT systems (e.g., Agnostic Corp system) and support global deployment.
• Offer technical guidance for risk assessments, development, evaluation, and validation of new requirements and capabilities.
• Serve as the key liaison with Petcare and corporate teams on distribution quality and traceability matters.
• Maintain regular communication with VCO and R&D/QFS leadership teams and manage escalations when necessary.

What can you expect from Mars?

• You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

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