QA Commercialization Manager

Contract QA Commercialization Manager

Canada

Fixed Term Contract

MERIEUX NUTRISCIENCES

As a trusted partner, our Public Health mission is to make food systems safer, healthier and more sustainable. Throughout our global network in 27 countries, we offer to our customers a wide range of testing and innovative solutions dedicated to preventing health risks related to food, environment and consumer goods. External growth has been a key pillar of our history with more than 40 acquisitions completed in the last 10 years.

If you want to contribute to an inspiring long-term purpose, to be part of a fast growing company on a high-value market with significant build-up opportunities, and to grow in an entrepreneurial and warm environment,
join us!

We are looking for a Contract QA Commercialization Manager in 130 King St W , Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5X 2A2 CAN. Your mission will be to:

Purpose (Objective):
This position has responsibility to ensure the quality and reliability for assigned projects, support key suppliers and direct related commodities in the United States and Canada.

Main activities:

• Ensures that existing suppliers and distributors of food and packaging to the one or several RBI brands Restaurant System maintain RBI QA standards and meet RBI QA and industry quality, food safety, and regulatory requirements. Supports, advises, and works directly with RBI QA corporate teams, RBI Supply Chain, RBI Marketing and Innovation and RBI Ops teams or any other stakeholder involved in the RBI QA Program execution (including RBI’s franchisees, master franchisees, designated Purchasers personnel and organizations or other RBI QA Vendors) to drive profitable business growth and increase guests satisfaction in RBI brands products.
• Works closely with suppliers to develop, specify and support the launch of new products with the highest food safety and quality standards.
• The position can be focused in one region, in one RBI brand or category or a combination or multiple regions, brands or categories, as determined by RBI QA.
• Monitors and improves product safety and quality of the existing food and packaging products and suppliers, through audits, specifications, complaint programs and other RBI Quality Assurance systems and processes.
• Certifies facilities and qualifies products of new suppliers on the production of food products to RBI standards. Provides in-plant support for new product launches and advises Product Development and Supply Chain teams. Supports the implementation of new products during rollouts.
• Monitors, investigates, and follows up on product complaints. Supports enquiries from health authorities/enforcement agencies.
• Works in multidisciplinary projects to enhance food safety, quality, profitability and other related matters with all RBI business functions (Development, Ops, Mktg, SCM) and Franchisees, supporting the QA function internally and externally.
• Works with the RBI QA corporate leadership and team on issues and projects related to driving global consistency, food safety, regulatory and quality worldwide in the RBI brands systems.
• Any additional duties that might be required by Merieux Nutri Sciences or RBI.

At any time, the incumbent must behave and operate in an ethical and Code of Conduct compliant manner
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Internal Interlocutors:
Quality and Operation teams.

External Interlocutors:
Regular contact with RBI employees and leadership.

Profile (required education/qualification and professional background): BA/BS degree in food science, sciences, or related field., 3-4 years of relevant work experience.

The RBI QA Commercialization Manager (QA Comm. Mgr.) is embarked in a structured program of onboarding, initiation and annual performance review in order to be capable of approving in RBI’s system (SPEQ) intermediate milestones approvals within the approval or monitoring process of commodities and suppliers (for example SPEQ QA SME approval of specifications, SPEQ certification of facilities, SPEQ approval of Raw Material suppliers and any other intermediate approval as determined by RBI QA).

For those RBI QA Program workflows where an official…