Кого ми шукаємо / Key Requirements

 This QA Consultant role operates as a subject matter expert and key advisor for Market supply chain teams, the ideal applicant will have significant experience where they were responsible for directly managing food and paper categories and have a strong knowledge of Quality Systems.

· Extensive Vendor / Supplier Relationship Management experience:

o Compliance, Performance, Product Development & Process Improvement.

o Multi country or site.

· Expertise in process design / control, food science and ingredient technology, microbiology, statistics, GMP, HACCP, food plant sanitation and employee hygiene.

· Strong experience of food manufacturing, processing, quality assurance or product development.

· Familiarity with recognized food plant audit schemes such as GSFI, FSSC, etc.

· Master’s degree in food technology, food science, or related field or (3-5 years + of experience in a similar position, Degree Qualified in Food Science/Technology)

· Comfortable with working in a virtual organization, acting independently, and dealing with ambiguity.

· Strong English language (verbal and written) communication skills.

Skills & Abilities:

· A clear, confident, and concise communicator

· Well-organized, demonstrated project management skills; able to set and work to tight deadlines

· A proven ability to work under pressure in both acute and planned environments

· Self-motivated and proactive, takes the initiative to pre-empt opportunities

· Strong attention to detail

· Committed to principles of food safety and driven to uphold these principles

· Great at building strong interpersonal relationships with co-workers and suppliers

· Able to influence internal and external stakeholders.

· Capable of working effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.

· Demonstrate ability to self-start, determining work steps based upon management direction.

Основні фокуси діяльності / Key Responsibilities

 · Implements Global Quality and Food Safety Standards.

· Review and develop raw material and finished product specifications, standards, guidelines, requirements, etc.

· Support development of raw material and finished product sourcing strategies in partnership with Strategic and Local Sourcing.

· Review and monitoring of manufacturing processes and suitable control systems as well as operational and product evaluation procedures.

· Facilitates collaboration with suppliers and supply chain leadership establishing strong partnerships.

· Drives continuous improvements across the supply chain.

· Provide ongoing coaching and training to staff, other departments staff and suppliers.

· Establish, implement, document, and maintain Quality Management Systems (including Food Safety) and continually improve their effectiveness to meet McDonald’s requirements and all applicable laws and regulations

· Create written food safety and quality policies, procedures and methods (required by McDonald’s, laws and regulations) with responsibilities for approving and implementation changes to appropriate documents

· Project leading of new product development (specifications, food safety, laboratory testing, product improvement), complaint management.

Наша компанія / Company offers

 The Quality Assurance Consultant, is part of the Supply Chain team, reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager and is responsible for the implementation of the Quality Systems actions / measurements and requirements for their respective product category, ensuring compliance with McDonald’s specifications, standards and guidelines resulting in safe, consistently high product quality to meet evolving customer expectations.

This position’s focus is on McDonald’s Suppliers food and paper products and Restaurants Food Safety procedures in developing strong working relationships and collaboration with Supply Chain Quality Systems and, ensuring activity at the market level are aligned with Global Supply Chain (GSC) values.

This position is accountable to:

· Ensures the effective standardization and implementation of category specific specifications, standards, guidance documents, etc. by suppliers across the system, foundational to delivering safe, high-quality products to our restaurants.

· Works directly with suppliers within their assigned geographies, leading continuous improvement initiatives and the standardization of critical quality systems so that suppliers operating multiple facilities are all focused on achieving the same outcomes in support of supplier "self-managed excellence".

· Supplier development, approval and best practices sharing to ensure supplier consistency of products supplied to the system thus greater finished food product consistency.

· Category “subject matter expert" for continuously improving Quality Management and Food Safety systems and supporting supplier lead initiatives around food safety, product quality, facility infrastructure, GMP, HACCP inclusive of raw materials and finished product.

· Works cross functionally with Sourcing, Sustainability, Food Safety, Field Service, Quality Centers, Restaurants, Systems & Tools to deliver the functional objectives of GSC.

· Provides a support function to ensure food safety and quality standards are effectively communicated and achieved across the system

· Develops risk assessments and critical issues management.