Function:  Quality innovation and supplier

Reports to: Quality Head for PC

Scope: PC

Location: Bosques or Cuernavaca

Terms & Conditions: Full time position.

ABOUT UNILEVER

Unilever 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.

JOB PURPOSE

PC is growing very fast in LatinAmerica and specialy in Mexico due towe have a pipeline of SC projects that need special focus to deliver the ambition plan with Superior Products and at the same time, coordinate the supplier program for the Mexican factories. 

The main responsibility for this rol is to define quality requirements relevant to the model, co-create process and ways-of-working, provide technical support and create PQS for new SKUs; 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 Innovation Quality 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.

Regarding the supplier program must coordinate and lead follow-up meetings with suppliers, supplier audits, monitoring and closing of CAPAs, as well as prepare the needed reports for stakeholders.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Quality Innovation

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 Mexico designated innovations, renovations and savings projects and products for Unilever sourcing units and External Partners (such as Collaborative Manufacturers, Licensees, Customers, Repackers, and others)

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

Support and drive Incident Root Cause analysis

Facilitate quality data analysis related to projects and innovations [e.g.post-launch evaluation, consumer feedback, product inspections]. Ad hoc monitoring, analysis, and reporting of other data to identify potential problems/trends.

Supplier

Lead and coordinate the follow-up of supplier action plan (for CAPAs, audit outputs, etc)

Coordinate supplier audits from quality point of view

Prepare CAPA report and Gaps closure

Lead transformation together with supplier to improve the quality to achieve superior materials

Lead the Material PQS creation and implementation for key suppliers

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Education:

Desirable: Degree level, in a Business, Science (Chemistry, Microbiology, Foods Science), or Engineering discipline

Lenguages:

English: Upper Intermedia

Spanish: native or fluent

Profile:

Great interpersonal relationships and strong team player

Ability 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 Management

HACCP, 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

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Direct business docking point of HR topics for IOPs Mexico. Autonomy to make decisions with the right stakeholders

Project Management: Leadership in the strategic and tactical plan. Follow-up to make things happen, with a defined Governance of the project

Caring for relationships and management with stakeholders. Making things happen by inspiring and mobilizing from partnering with clear Governance and Agreements, through DOIT. 

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