VP Global Quality & Food Safety

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Essential

Candidate Profile

Setting the Agenda

by thinking strategically and focusing on innovation pladis is looking for a candidate who fully understands how to design and communicate a comprehensive Quality and Food Safety strategy.

Thereby the ideal candidate will realistically assess the implementation feasibility based on facts and figures.

They will be a strong problem solver and be able to handle complexity successfully, see the big picture as well as to go into details where necessary.

The ideal candidate finds the right balance between short-term priorities and long-term opportunities.

They will have an analytical mind and superior project management skills.

Taking others with them

by championing collaboration and building an inclusive and high performing team The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work as part of a global business with a strong culture. They will put broad business objectives before personal objectives and will be a team player with an open management style. The candidate will have a personal style that is viewed as open-minded, collaborative and, in general, a consensus builder. Accordingly, the individual’s communication style should be open, transparent and constructive. While this individual will be encouraged to take initiative, the successful candidate will seek the input and buy-in of relevant stakeholders throughout the organisation in formulating ideas and plans. They will bring people together across boundaries to achieve results as a team and share best practices. Furthermore, they would have built high-performing teams and have created a clear sense of identity among the group. They should be an effective and motivational communicator and an inclusive leader with a proven ability to motivate, develop and empower teams across geographies and several hierarchical layers. Key to the candidate’s success will be to create a culture and mindset of step change, ambitious continuous improvement and proactive collaboration with other business functions and external partners. They will have a proven track record of spotting, attracting, developing and retaining top Quality & Food Safety talent.

Doing it Right

by delivering the right results The successful candidate must have a proven track record of achieving meaningful change across a large, complex and truly international manufacturing organisation. They would have driven large scale transformation to a Quality and Food Safety function including culture and mindset change in a matrix environment. They will think beyond the Quality and Food Safety function, understanding and leveraging key business drivers. The ideal candidate will be a change leader with a proven ability to create a mutual and ambitious vision. They also provide their reports with change leader roles and actively coach them in their change missions. Further, they are a visionary, inspiring, and provide new perspectives and direction where required.

Previous Experience

• Substantial Quality and Food Safety experience in a multinational environment, with a strong understanding of industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Proven track record of leadership capabilities, with the ability to inspire and align teams toward a clear vision.
• Track record of engaging and energising at all levels of the organisation, from influencing senior stakeholders to generating front line engagement.
• Demonstrated capability in Quality organisation transformation, delivering a step change in quality operating standards.
• Experience in building strong teams as well as an “academy” program to enable a continuous learning environment.
• Strong collaborator, working closely with key stakeholders across Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing, and Procurement to drive alignment and achieve business objectives.
• Able to create possibilities for new thinking, challenge positively and lead change.
• Understanding of cultural differences, with the ability to adapt leadership style to different cultural and regional dynamics.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.