Danone Türkiye is looking for a talented colleague for the "Upstream Quality Assurance Manager" position.

If you are looking for a job to work in a dynamic, diverse, and growing business, you may be the perfect match for this position! Take this opportunity to GROW together!

In this role you will;
Monitor, evaluate, and develop supplier quality performance and improvement plans
Conduct quality assessments in new packaging supplier approval processes
Plan and execute packaging supplier audits and quality system audits
Perform food safety evaluations of new packaging materials
Conduct root cause analyses and manage corrective/preventive actions in supplier-related quality issues
Ensure and audit compliance of contract manufacturing processes with Danone Quality standards
Monitor, evaluate, and develop the quality performance of contract manufacturers
Prepare contract manufacturers for Danone Global audits
Organize and follow up quarterly technical quality meetings with suppliers and contract manufacturers
Monitor and report Quality KPIs

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry
• Minimum 7 years of experience in supplier quality management and contract manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of quality systems such as FSSC 22000, BRCGS Packaging, HACCP, GMP, GLP, PRP
• Strong command of problem-solving techniques
• Analytical mindset
• Proactive and strategic thinker
• Strong communication, negotiation, and leadership skills
• High persuasion ability
• Fluent in English
• No travel restrictions
• Active driver’s license

About us

Being a Danoner means that you create your own working experience.

• You could design your own way of working with our hybrid working model.
• Our head office is in Ataşehir.
• You could decide your daily 8-hours of working period within our flexible-working hours practice.
• We know that you will have home expenses during home office days. So, Danone supports you for your expenses with an allowance as well!
• Summers are flexible here! You could work fully remote for 4 weeks during July and August.
• We also enjoy Fridays during summer period between July and August by finishing our works by 1500 and enjoy the rest of the day and starting the weekend earlier.
• Danone offers various types of leave days to support Danoners’ work-life balance and well-being. We have a wide variety of leave types, such as in your first year 5 days of "Im New in Danone Leave"; 1 day of "My Future is Good Leave" for our social responsibility activities. These options cater to different aspects of employees' lives and needs, reflecting the company's commitment to not only professional growth but also personal and social responsibilities.
  
  

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all implementations* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home.

All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, disability.

Working with us is about being able to do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you.

Working here, you’ll need to enjoy a fast-paced environment, a little complexity and challenging tasks but it is packed with opportunities. You will work for some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Activia, Danone, Danino, Danette, Aptamil, Bebelac, Hayat, and Sırma, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

What We Offer

This is a visible position within the company, we offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise and have an end-to-end responsibility to drive "change" & "growth”. You will have a chance to experience 360 ways of working with multiple stakeholders. We develop talents and growth potential to enable strong career development for our employees.