Job Title: Senior Director – Verify and Assure
*Company:* Pioneer Foods Sasko
*Location:* Cape Town, South Africa
*Job Type:* Full-time
*Job Description:*
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Director to lead our Verify and Assure function across AMESA and APAC. As a senior leader, you will be responsible for developing and implementing best practices, systems, and standards to ensure the highest levels of quality, safety, and compliance across all categories.
*Key Responsibilities:*
– Governance of FSQA matrixes, including 3D, AIBI, QAS, CQA, PQM, consumer complaints, AA, and regulatory inspections
– Strategic drive for improvements and recommendations to support risk mitigation and business commercial needs
– Coordination and leadership of quarterly Executive Product Integrity Councils in each sector
– Ensuring consistent application of Global FSQA standards across all manufacturing locations in AMESA and APAC
– Approval of new third-party manufacturers, M&A gap assessments, and integration
– Management of all verify and assure activities in AMESA and APAC for all categories
– Ensuring appropriate audits are in place for food safety and quality, using third-party and internal resources
– Identification of gaps and influencing supply chain leadership to implement time-bound actions
– Ensuring audits are in place for warehouses and retail distribution to maintain product quality during supply chain
– Innovation – qualifying new lines and platforms, setting appropriate guardrails for products, packaging, process, and equipment
*Job Requirements:*
– Demonstrated ability to partner with Supply Chain Leadership and R&D to achieve business objectives
– 3+ years of experience in a senior (Director Level+) operating role in AMESA or APAC sectors in either R&D or Supply Chain
– Excellent leadership and communication skills to influence senior leaders in R&D, Procurement, and Supply Chain
– Technical skills in understanding food and beverage production and supply chain systems, with knowledge of high moisture foods
– 15+ years of experience linked to Food safety and Quality systems in a complex multicultural and matrix organization
– Demonstrated leadership in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Food Safety
– Bachelor’s degree in the Sciences or equivalent; advanced degree a plus
*What We Offer:*
– Opportunity to join a leading food and beverage company
– Competitive salary and benefits package
– Collaborative and dynamic work environment
– Professional growth and development opportunities
If you are a strategic leader with a passion for quality and safety, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Please note that this is an expanded version of the original job posting and may not reflect the current availability of the position. To confirm, please visit the Pioneer Foods website or contact their human resources department directly.