Givaudan ★ 5.0

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Quality Manager - Your future position?

As the Quality Manager , you will lead and develop the site quality team to drive the quality strategy across operations, ensuring shop floor excellence and alignment with global and regional policies. You will oversee vendor and customer quality programs while contributing to local and regional projects to share knowledge and best practices.

You will directly report to the Head of Operations and you will be based in Binh Duong, Vietnam.

Sounds interesting? In this exciting role you also will be responsible in:

• Lead the site's quality strategy, building a culture of ownership and excellence across Operations.
• Ensure alignment with global and regional priorities while clearly communicating quality objectives to key stakeholders .
• Manage shop floor quality and implement vendor and customer quality programs in line with global policies.
• Oversee local quality and food safety systems, ensuring compliance with key standards and certifications.
• Coordinate effective , risk based and value adding internal audit program.
• Foster site implementation and audit compliance with internal and external standards (such as ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, RSPO, Halal, AIB, Singapore Food Authority, Food Safety System Verification - FSSV).
• Monitor local KPI tracking and drive continuous improvement initiatives in collaboration with Continuous Improvement team.
• Resolve quality issues and customer complaints through rigorous root cause and corrective action processes.
• Coordinate crisis preparedness and response to crisis events, including recalls.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on projects and CAPEX initiatives to embed quality into lab improvements and site developments.
• Take ownership of the Quality Cost Center and deliver efficient, value-driven quality operations.
• Lead, inspire, and develop the site Quality team.
• Contribute to regional initiatives by sharing expertise, best practices, and fostering collaboration across sites.
  
  

You?

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who needs a new challenge and bring excellent contribution to the company? Then come and join us - and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• University Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience , including at least 5 years in quality-related functions and 2 years in a similar leadership role.
• Experience in the flavours, ingredients (B2B) or B2C FMCG (Food) manufacturing industries are preferred.
• Prior experience working in multinational companies (MNC) and matrix organisations.
• Proven expertise in Food Safety and Quality Management Systems and related standards.
• Strong understanding of key quality management processes such as vendor quality, specification management, continuous improvement, complaint handling, audits, and change management.
• Solid grasp of manufacturing technologies, product characteristics, and the complexities of dynamic, innovation-driven industries (e.g., multiple SKUs, fluctuating demand, Make-to-Order environments).
• Resilient , with strong decision-making skills and learning agility .
• Good communication and presentation skills .
• English fluency is required.
• Open to travel between Binh Duong & Tien Giang.
  
  

Our Benefits

• Attractive package with benefits.
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• A creative team environment that will inspire you.
• Comprehensive healthcare and retirement plan .
  
  

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.