Quality & Food Safety Head (Agribusiness & Food Ingredients)

Adecco is partnering with a leading global agribusiness and food ingredients organization with an extensive international footprint. As the business continues to strengthen its quality and operational standards across the region, they are seeking an experienced Quality & Food Safety Head to lead the overall Quality & Food Safety agenda, ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across multiple locations.

Job Descriptions:

• Lead the Quality & Food Safety strategy across multiple manufacturing sites and operational locations within the region.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality standards, food safety regulations, and relevant certification requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, operational performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee risk management, audit programs, and corrective action processes to maintain a robust Quality & Food Safety framework.
• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial, and R&D teams to strengthen quality performance across the value chain.
• Manage supplier and external manufacturing quality governance, ensuring alignment with company standards and regulatory expectations.
• Monitor quality performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
• Lead crisis management and product quality incident response, ensuring timely resolution and risk mitigation.
• Build, coach, and develop Quality & Food Safety teams while fostering a strong culture of accountability, food safety, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on quality, food safety, compliance, and operational excellence matters.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Quality & Food Safety, with at least 5 years in a leadership position.
• Strong background in Food Manufacturing, Food Ingredients, Edible Oils, Agribusiness, FMCG, or related industries.
• Proven experience managing Quality & Food Safety Management Systems, regulatory compliance, certification programs, and external audits.
• Strong understanding of food safety principles, risk management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across multiple functions and locations.
• Demonstrated success in driving quality performance and operational excellence within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.