Regional head of quality and food safety – São Paulo/SP

SP l São Paulo
Efetivo (CLT)
Biólogo
Engenheiro de Alimentos
Médico Veterinário
Químico
Tecnólogo em Alimentos

Responsabilidades

• Lead and harmonize quality and food safety strategies across multiple facilities within the North Latam region. Ensures compliance with regulatory standards, drives continuous improvement, and fosters a culture of quality excellence aligned with corporate objectives.
• Deploy global Quality & Food Safety strategy regionally and ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
• Adapt and deploy the global Quality & Food Safety strategy within the region & businesses.
• Ensure compliance with both global standards and local regulations.
• Represent Quality & Food Safety in the Regional Leadership Team.
• Ensure effective deployment of QMS and FSMS (HACCP, ISO standards, etc.).
• Lead regional audits (internal, external, customer, regulatory).
• Monitor regional KPIs: consumer complaints, audit scores, defect rates, recalls.
• Ensure supplier quality assurance within the region.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across plants and supply chains.
• Roll out digital quality tools (mass balance real-time monitoring, traceability dashboards, AI-powered root cause analysis) in line with global programs.
• Coordinate crisis management and recall readiness at the regional level.
• Manage and coach Country / Site Quality Managers.
• Build talent pipeline and succession planning within regional QFS teams.
• Foster a culture of food safety ownership at every level of the organization.
• Collaborate with Processing, SHE, R&D (when applicable) , and different Commercial platform teams (G&O/Coffee).
• Liaise with regulators, certification bodies, and key customers in the region.
• Escalate risks, incidents, and best practices to the Global Head.
• Champion a culture of quality and food safety that is customer-centric and innovation-driven.
• Lead cultural transformation initiatives to embed quality ownership and proactive risk management across all levels.
• Promote customer-centric thinking by integrating customer feedback into quality improvement processes.
• Drive digital transformation by implementing smart quality systems, predictive analytics, and real-time monitoring tools.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to align quality goals with business strategy and customer expectations.

Requisitos

• Proven experience in leading Quality and Food Safety strategies across multiple facilities or regions.
• Strong background in regulatory compliance and audits (internal, external, customer, and regulatory).
• Experience managing supplier quality assurance and monitoring KPIs (complaints, audit scores, defect rates, recalls).
• Demonstrated success in driving continuous improvement and implementing digital quality tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related field.
• Advanced knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS), including HACCP and ISO standards.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP) are a strong plus.
• Advanced English (mandatory).