Site Quality Manager

You will need to login before you can apply for a job. Function: Site Quality ManagerScope: Cavite Foods SiteLocation: General Trias, CaviteTerms & Conditions : Full time position, on siteABOUT UNILEVERUnilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us.

You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you. PURPOSE OF THE POSITIONThe Site Quality Leader plays an important role to embed and influence quality in innovations, renovations, operations (factory and support function - including laboratory) and improvement of the Cavite Foods Site.

The main responsibility is to define quality requirements relevant to the model, co-create process and ways-of-working, provide technical support; as well as influence that applicable Unilever quality and innovation frameworks and tools are being followed (such as risk assessment and risk mitigation, building in consumer feedback and learnings from previous projects, launch monitoring plans, post-launch evaluations, hygienic assessment, statistical analysis)The Site Quality Leader will interface with all relevant functions and areas (incl. Marketing, R&D, Legal, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Sourcing Units, Planning, Receiving Units, Procurement, local, regional, and global Quality teams) to guarantee alignment and engagement in all quality related activities. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIESUnderstanding customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality processes and programs for the Cavite Foods SiteManaging supply partners program and monitoring their compliance

Ensure adherence to external Food Safety, Quality and legal compliances of the site.Supervise site quality function and provide guidance and feedback

Be on the lookout for opportunities for improvement and develop new efficient procedures. Digitization is key integration requirement of any focus improvement agenda.Factory Quality Strategy DevelopmentWCM/UMS Q pillar strategyQ CAPEX strategy

Promote Quality Culture in all siteKEY EXPECTATIONS:Provide quality inputs for business decision making forums. Supports Unilever Quality strategy, governance and goals through specific projects and targets. Define and implement end to end quality requirements for new business models and new channels.

Responsible for quality management of Cavite Foods Site innovations, renovations and savings projects and products for Unilever sourcing units and External Partners (such as Licensees, on site Repackers, and others)Support roll out of new Brands or Categories / portfolios by partnering with Brand, R&D and Supply Chain, embedding Quality requirements to ensure Consumer Safety and Satisfaction. Provide overall quality coaching and upskilling to other teams involved in the Site Operations (e.g. Research & Development, Planning, Operations, etc). Coach and support project leaders on risk management for Innovation, renovation and savings projects; including risk identification, mitigation/contingency plan, recommendation, follow ups and communication to stakeholders

Provide support on continuous improvement for innovation framework and tools on mergers and acquisitions and different business models

Identify and transfer "Best Practices "and "Lessons learned" ensuring repeat / occurrence on site is early mitigated and preventive actions generated. Support and drive Incident Root Cause analysis. Facilitate quality data analysis related to projects and innovations evaluation, consumer feedback, product inspections).

Ad hoc monitoring, analysis, and reporting of other data to identify potential problems/trends. Education: Degree level, in a Science (Chemistry, Microbiology, Foods Science), or Engineering disciplinePROFILEAbility to influence other groups or functions. Managing own workload and project planning.

Must be able to take leadership on certain activities. Flexibility and ability to adapt to different situations. Openness to experimentation, new tools and digitalization

Flexibility and willingness to support several categories and/or capabilities if needed.Problem solving and continuous improvement processes

Project ManagementHACCP, GMP, ISO, Hygiene, allergen management

Desirable experience in the following areas:Auditing skills

Statistical data analysis skills

Managing supplier issues and Quality systems

Customer / consumer complaint management

We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership. Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities.

We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their 'Whole Self' to work and this includes you Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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