Join Grenade as a Quality Assurance Manager in Birmingham, United Kingdom, working on a full-time, regular basis. In this role, you will lead the supply chain quality and compliance agenda, manage the complaint process, ensure quality standards for NPD launches, and collaborate with the Mondelez Quality Team to drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
Food manufacturing quality assurance experience is essential.
Internal auditing experience is required.
Degree level educated in science or food technology.
Food Safety and HACCP qualifications are desirable.
Microbiology knowledge is an advantage.
IT literate with proficiency in Word, Excel, and database systems, alongside strong communication skills.
Skills & Responsibilities
Quality Assurance & Compliance: Manage the end-to-end supply chain quality agenda, internal policies, and compliance with Mondelez and Grenade standards.
Auditing & Testing: Conduct audits, manage the nutritional testing schedule, and oversee the Informed Sports Testing process.
Process Improvement: Collaborate with the Mondelez Quality Team to harmonize ways of working and analyze KPIs with root cause analysis.
Team Leadership: Coach and lead one direct report while providing ongoing technical support for new and existing business.
Potential transition routes: People from QA Officer or Food Technologist roles may bring relevant auditing and food safety skills, alongside meeting the mandatory science or food technology degree requirement.
Job description
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make An Impact at Grenade?
Grenade is an international active nutrition and lifestyle brand, which has grown rapidly since its launch in 2010. Driven by its strong branding, distinctive products, and highly innovative approach, Grenade has made an explosive impact in the FMCG Industry! Today, Grenade’s Protein Bar is the UK’s best-selling, and we continue to innovate with our leading range of Shakes, and performance nutrition.
Joining Grenade’s high-performing team, during this exciting period of growth and brand expansion, promises to offer a unique and motivating working environment, with highly rewarding opportunities for personal and professional development.
How you will contribute
Complete management of supply chain quality and compliance agenda [implementation/management/maintenance]
Full ownership of complaint process from supplier to consumer
Focused on the continual improvement of quality process; work with Mondelez Quality Team to harmonise ways of working
Work with SSMT leads as the key quality point of contact for Grenade Special situations
Ongoing technical support for new and existing business
Ensuring NPD launches are meeting Quality Policy criteria
Ownership of nutritional testing schedule and reporting database
Ownership and administration of internal Quality Management Policies
Develop and maintain strong working relationship with suppliers to ensure compliance to Mondelez and Grenade Quality Policies Ensuring high quality and consistency of the Grenade® product range
Own Informed Sports Testing process and relationship
Work as part of wider Supply Chain & Operations team to drive service & growth whilst maintaining quality standards
Manage and review KPI reporting; ensuring RCA in place and results are shared and acknowledged across the business
Act as Supply Chain lead for PPWR governance
Coach and lead one direct report
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
Food manufacturing quality assurance experience is essential
Internal Auditing Experience
Degree level educated, science or food technology
Food Safety and HACCP qualifications desirable
Microbiology Knowledge, training would be an advantage
Ability to complete/conduct audits, checks and quality analysis
Data collection and report writing
IT literate - use of Word, Excel, Database systems
Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must
High levels of accuracy in work and a methodical approach
Ability to develop and lead one direct report
The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland.
Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth-watering iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita, LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Green & Blacks, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts, Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
