DANONE is a global food and nutrition company holding top positions in healthy food through its four businesses: Essential Plant based and dairy products, Specialized Nutrition and Waters. Our mission, bringing health through food to as many people as possible, embodies commitment to human progress and business success, adding purpose to nearly 90,000 Danoners daily.

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For passionate people looking for autonomy and exciting career opportunities, Danone truly has something special inside

Are you a strategic thinker with deep expertise in Quality and Food Safety? Do you thrive in complex, high-stakes environments where your decisions influence consumer trust?

The Global Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) Supplier Quality Management (SQM) Packaging Director is accountable for defining and deploying the global Supplier Quality Management strategy for Packaging, including primary, secondary, and upstream packaging, across all Danone regions and categories.

The role ensures the safety, quality, compliance, and resilience of packaging suppliers, positioning supplier quality as a strategic business lever supporting growth, innovation, sustainability, and cost competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Governance

• Define and implement the global Packaging Supplier Quality strategy aligned with Danone priorities.
• Act as the single global authority for Packaging Supplier Quality governance.
• Drive simplified, empowered decision-making and global alignment across regions.

Supplier Lifecycle & Risk Management

• Ensure global adoption of Supplier Lifecycle Management (LCM) standards.
• Deploy risk-based supplier segmentation and oversight models.
• Oversee supplier scouting, qualification, onboarding, and re‑qualification.
• Embed predictive KPIs to anticipate supplier risks (quality, compliance, continuity).

Supplier Performance & Business Impact

• Monitor and steer supplier performance to support:
• Business continuity and dual sourcing strategies
• Supplier selection and award decisions
• Reduction of supplier driven noncompliance and complaints
• Support tenders and global projects ensuring right first-time mindset & onboarding.

Organization & Capability Building

• Lead and develop a global team of Packaging SQM subject matter experts.
• Create and animate the global Packaging SQM community, beyond direct reports.
• Upskill the organization from technical expertise to business-oriented leadership.
• Drive succession planning and long-term capability development.

Digitalization & Ways of Working

• Promote data driven decision-making and digital SQM tools.
• Ensure a consistent One Danone way of working with suppliers globally.

Key Deliverables

• Global Packaging SQM strategy and roadmap
• Risk based supplier performance and monitoring framework
• High performing, future ready SQM Packaging organization
• Tangible reduction of supplier related quality and compliance risks

Location Netherlands or France 

Profile & Leadership Expectations

• Proven senior leadership experience in Supplier Quality, QFS, or equivalent
• Experienced working in an equally complex organisation, with multi layered influencing and stakeholder management
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen
• Recognized expertise in QFS systems and supplier risk management
• Courageous, servant leadership style with strong influencing skills
• Excellent communication and data driven decision-making capability
• Strong role modelling‑ of Danone values and behaviours

Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace and complexity. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world. Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you.

We are proud to be an equal employer. We are convinced our differences make the difference and that an inclusive working environment will drive our growth as a business, as teams and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applicants for employment* fostering an inclusive working culture that is accessible for all.