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Imagine A Career In Merchandising/Buying/Planning
Help drive sales by delivering exciting foods to our guests, when they want
them, where they shop. Play a role in developing foods that are trend right
and exceed guest expectations in quality and value.br>
Job Description Purpose
As a Group Manager, Food Safety & QA, you will be responsible for
leading/managing the food safety and quality assurance staff, programs,
processes and practices for Owned Brand and “Distributed by Target” food
products. Responsibilities range from initial and on-going vendor
manufacturing facility approval to developing and implementing new food
safety, quality assurance and regulatory compliance programs, improving
product quality in the marketplace, and reducing guest complaint rates.
See Yourself:
Leading and managing a Food Safety & Quality Assurance staff of
approximately twelve professionals, each with responsibility for supporting
the commercialization of new products, continuous product improvement, and
managing food safety or quality incidents for one or more Owned Brand food
categories
Developing, improving and providing processes, training and technical
guidance to all staff members to ensure food safety and quality assurance
accountabilities are consistently performed as required
Leading and improving the process and vendor food safety and product quality
requirements for the initial and on-going approval of all Owned Brand vendor
food manufacturing facilities, including the accuracy, completeness and
integrity of the facility approval status, ratings, and all related
documentation
Managing the 3rd party Food Safety & Quality Assurance audit program for
the initial and on-going review and approval for all Owned Brand vendor food
manufacturing facilities, domestic and international
Leading and managing the guest complaint rate reduction and corrective action
programs to ensure that all guest complaints are analyzed on a timely basis
and the appropriate corrective actions are taken by the vendor
Leading, reviewing and approving the development and maintenance of the
Analytical and Microbiological Specification Test Methods and Requirements
for all Owned Brand food product categories
Managing comprehensive, concise and objective monthly performance metrics –
which are used to identify and address the root causes of product quality
issues for Owned Brand foods
Partnering with Sr. Buyers, Buyers and Product Development team members
across Owned Brand foods to improve execution of the new product
commercialization program, the continuous product quality improvement program
and Brand protection discipline
Participating and representing Target with external trade and professional
associations to maintain food safety, product quality management, and
technical regulatory compliance expertise
Reporting/Working Relationships
Internal: Works closely with the Merchandising teams; Owned Brand Sr. Buyers
and Buyers; Owned Brand Product Development team; Product Specifications
team; Packaging team; Nutrition, Labeling and Regulatory Compliance team; Guest
Contacts and Product Quality Review team; Retail Food Safety Audit, Recall,
and Regulatory Relations team; Food Operations; and Food Distribution.
External: Actively participates in external trade and professional
associations. Works with 3rd party audit providers, 3rd party technical
service providers (including product retrieval), 3rd party analytical and
microbiological testing and food forensic laboratories.
This position reports to the Director, Food Safety & Quality Assurance.
Job Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
B.S. degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health or related
scientific discipline
10+ years experience in consumer packaged food product manufacturing or
quality assurance representing progressively increasing responsibilities and
a range of product categories and technologies
5+ years experience with a demonstrated track record of leading and
developing professional talent
Strong working knowledge of technical regulatory requirements for the
processing of consumer food products, principles and practices of auditing
and HACCP
Strong leadership skills
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
Excellent communications skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Strong planning, organizational and implementation skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional team
environments
Strong computer skills
Desired Requirements:
M.S/Ph.D degree in Food Science, Microbiology,
Public Health or related scientific discipline
Private label or contract manufacturing experience
Retail, in-store food production experience
See The Rewards Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings
packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage,
401(k), flexible scheduling, training and development and many other perks
and benefits. See a place of exciting challenges and rewards. See a place
where you'll feel empowered to do something brilliant. See a place filled
with creativity and unlimited opportunity. See a place where 'work' could
easily be called play. See yourself here. Target is an Equal Employment
Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.
