As Europe Baby Food QFS Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring that all First Diet products manufactured by our external partners consistently meet Danone’s highest standards of Quality, Food Safety, Compliance, and Consumer Trust. This is a highly visible international role combining technical expertise, risk management, auditing, and cross-functional collaboration in a complex and dynamic environment. 

Key Responsabilities: 

• Manage Comanufacturers in the region including performance monitoring, risk mitigation and performance improvement.
• Follow-up on audits ensuring action plan completion.
• Execute qualification of new comanufacturing sites and processes according to Danone Standards and Audit Program Requirements.
• Execute Audits per Danone Standards and Audit Program requirements.
• Install appropriate controls, sample plans, hold/release system modifications, code rotation, batching and processing controls, and other production systems that will drive a reduction in variability and improvement in product consistency across all facilities.
• Mitigate risk through application of scientific principles, technical experience and employment of Quality and Food Safety Standards.
• Perform activities associated with the innovation process such as risk assessments, specification reviews and approvals, documentation reviews, Food Safety validations and approvals, design assessments, trial support, etc. 
• Collaborate with internal functions including global and local Cycles & Procurement, Research & Innovation, Environmental Health and Safety, Sustainability, Regulatory, Food Safety, Project Management, Operations and Engineering to deliver products to the market that meet Danone’s standards
• Troubleshoot problems associated with production in facilities; ensure root cause / corrective actions are appropriate and are fully implemented
• Manage the non-conformity assessment process in case of out of specification productions to ensure swift product release decision.
• Utilizing Six Sigma, Lean, and/or other continuous improvement concepts to improve quality, efficiency, and waste. 
•  Staying current with all key regulatory and certifying agency guidelines and relevant Danone standards. 

Key Expectations from the role owner:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Food Science/Technology or similar major.
• 7+ years of combined experience with food, ingredients quality and manufacturing.
• Proficiency in English
• Certified in FSSC 22000 auditing scheme.
• Experience with auditing suppliers and a demonstrated ability to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. 
• Travel 50% travel time to comanufacturing sites in Europe or other Danone locations (outside of Barcelona) 
• Driving licence. 

Skills:

• Strong expertise in Quality & Food Safety systems, including Food Safety principles, hygienic design, food manufacturing processes, and applicable regulations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, with strong problem-solving skills and a results-oriented mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
• Highly autonomous, adaptable, and detail-oriented, with strong documentation practices and the ability to quickly learn new systems, tools, and processes.

At Danone, you will work to make a vision a reality “One Planet, One Health”, and no matter your position, you can make an impact. Here you will have space to create, to innovate, to grow and, above all, to be yourself, thanks to our Inclusive Diversity culture, where we firmly believe that “our differences are what make the difference.” You will work with agile methodologies, in high‑performance teams where you will learn, influence and contribute to achieving concrete objectives and grow alongside the company.

At Danone, we are 100% committed to ensuring bias‑free recruitment processes and equal opportunities. All people involved in our selection processes are trained accordingly. Because what matters to us is what you can contribute—and nothing else.