Danone Food Safety Audit Team recruits a Co-Manufacturers Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) Auditor. This position is based in Gif-Sur-Yvette (91) - Given the fact that you will have to travel for work more than 60% of the time on this job, we are open to consider candidate based anywhere in France.

MISSIONS
Reporting to the Danone Co-Manufacturers’ Quality & Food Safety Audits Manager, The Co-Manufacturers’ Q&FS Auditor is responsible for co-building a robust Q&FS audit system and leading Q&FS audits with a continuous risk-based approach and a high level of independency and expertise. Based on these key principles, he/she is responsible for identifying and reporting the Q&FS risks of the entities audited (mainly Co-Manufacturers), providing a real opportunity to make a step change in Quality and Food Safety Culture, secure our Business, support the Danone Co-Manufacturing strategy, and protect our consumers and patients.
Your main activities will be to:
• Prepare and conduct from 18 to 20 audits per year according to the annual Audit plan (mainly Co-Manufacturer audits + 2 Danone site audits), through a structured risk-based approach and in a fair and impartial way
• Alert the hierarchy when relevant, especially when a critical deviation detected during an audit could lead to a crisis, impact the Danone brand's reputation or harm our consumers
• Deliver audit reports and score in a timely manner, outlining all the strengths, non-conformities and observations raised during the audits,
• Contribute to the selection, coaching and qualification of local Co-Manufacturers auditors by providing advices, knowledge and constructive feedback from audits
• Actively participate to auditors’ networks and calibration sessions. Can animate auditors’ training
• Drive projects according to the roadmap of the department
• Contribute to our Q&FS Audit system continuous improvement in DFSA team for additional impact and efficiency

Your main stakeholders will be:
Internal
- Q&FS@DANONE: All team members (DFSA Director, SRM Team, Analytical Excellence Team, FS auditors and DFSA team members, QFS Co-Manufacturers’ Manager…)
- Global/local: QFS Directors and Managers, Co-Manufacturers’ Q&FS managers/auditors, Cycles & Procurement Team, Operations Team, Danone Manufacturing Sites Director and QFS Managers, …
External
- Co-Manufacturers Factory directors and Q&FS Managers, Industry peers, international organizations, external auditors, FS experts…

Professional with > 6 years of experience in FS/Q&FS function

Mandatory factory experience in a Q&FS or production Role
High knowledge of Q&FS Standards – knowledge of Food technologies
Risk Based approach oriented
Well organized, with auditing, synthesis and writing skills – ability to focus on the priorities and highlight key and clear messages
Ability to deal with stressful situations and hold positions even when under pressure
Relevant alert level, especially when a critical deviation detected during an audit could lead to a crisis, impact the Danone brand's reputation or harm our consumers
Ability to communicate skillfully with external stakeholders (co-manufacturers), and to work with confidential and strategic material and information
Ready to travel a lot – fluent in English – Fluency in a second language is a plus (e.g.; Spanish…)
Pragmatic, open-minded, dynamic, capacity for global vision
Must be adaptable and flexible

A previous experience in managing or auditing suppliers/manufacturing sites is a plus

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunities within our teams. We firmly believe that our differences make a difference and that an inclusive work environment will stimulate our growth as a company, as teams, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications* and promote an inclusive work culture where every individual can feel at home. #LI-FR