Supplier & Contract Manufacturing Manager
4 weeks ago
The Supplier & Contract Manufacturing Manager will be responsible for ensuring the compliance, quality, and safety of consumer-ready products under various GPN brands. This role will collaborate with third-party manufacturing partners and suppliers to manage GPN's food safety and quality relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure food safety requirements are adhered to in all tasks performed.
- Evaluate and support systems such as environmental pathogen monitoring, process controls, sanitation systems, allergen controls, traceability systems, documentation controls, and training activities.
- Perform site audits and visits to monitor manufacturing and supplier partners for adherence to food safety and quality systems standards.
- Track supplier and manufacturer performance, execute follow-ups, and CAPA activities when needed.
- Establish ongoing continuous improvement activities with suppliers to deliver optimum performance concerning metrics such as first-time quality and consumer complaint mitigation.
- Manage projects that support the commercialization concerning assessment of potential contract manufacturer and supplier capabilities.
- Assist cross-functional teams with new product launches from concept through to commercialization.
- Ensure the conformance, quality, and food safety of products by actively participating in the development, testing, trial production, and startups of new and existing products.
- Manage and coordinate special projects to ensure target label claims and statements are substantiated via third-party certifications, auditing, ingredient evaluations, etc.
- Work and coordinate on the development of finished product specifications.
- Manage and lead one or more Quality and Compliance Specialists as direct reports.
- BS/MS in food science, microbiology, environmental sciences, or business-related discipline preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of quality operations experience in manufacturing/packaging.
- Experience in protein production preferred.
- Knowledge of GMPs (21 CFR 117, 21 CFR 111), GFSI schemes, ISO, NSF, etc.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; advanced skills in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- PCQI/HACCP Certification, GFSI familiarity (SQF practitioner preferred), ASQ or Lead Auditor training preferred.
- Strong business acumen and leadership skills.
- Comfortable around executive leadership; excellent conflict resolution skills.
- Self-starter with process management, organization, and tracking skills.
- Travel: Willingness and ability to travel, approximately 35% travel required.
The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritional's, and Joint Ventures. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 6,000 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading products in 130 countries worldwide. At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more. Glanbia plc
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