Regional Quality Manager-Princeton, NJ

Regional Quality Manager

Princeton, NJ, North America

On Site

This is a great opportunity to help grow the Quality and Food Safety culture and reinforce end to end Quality in North America Region.

In this role you will have the opportunity to grow your skillset and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to support quality in this fast paced and dynamic industry.

The Quality Manager will be part of an integrated team of Quality professionals which ensures compliance to company quality and food safety policies and programs, and support quality activities driving continuous improvement.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive business value.

Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your key responsibilities

• Support the Regional team to drive the Quality Assurance and Quality Control agenda. Lead projects related to Quality programs implementation at regional level.
• Partner with sites’ teams to drive continuous quality improvement. Work with the sites to support successful implementation and compliance of the dsm-firmenich management system, ensuring a robust and effective local management system is in place.
• Build relationships with internal and external customers from Production sites, as well as with North America and Global stakeholders : Operations, Quality, Customer Support and Commercial.

Act as a bridge between Commercial teams and production sites, assuring seamless communication with customers.

• Analyze and report regional KPI’s data and trend.
• Support the manufacturing sites and Regional Management on collecting data and analyzing for non-conformities and product related issues.

Work with the teams to support investigations and develop action plans.

• Conduct and support supplier audits.
• Become proficient in dsm-firmenich systems.

We bring

• A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers;
• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset;
• A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally;
• The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose;
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future
• We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and outstanding benefit programs

You bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry / Microbiology / Food science or related scientific field.
• 7+ years of experience in a quality assurance
• Extensive background in food industry highly preferred
• 5+ years leadership skills preferred.

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress.

We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate : there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies.

Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process.