Regional Quality Lab Excellence Program Manager

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Vernier, Genf, Schweiz Givaudan SA Vollzeit

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Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers' preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that 'engage your senses'. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at

Regional Quality Lab Excellence Program Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There's many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As the Regional Quality Laboratory Excellence Program Manager for Europe and SAMEA, you will be responsible for representing the quality labs in regional and cross-functional projects. You are the Regional Process Owner and will lead projects aiming to continuously improve quality labs. This includes implementing process enhancements, identifying areas for improvement, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the highest standards of quality are maintained in the Region.

You will report to the Head of Quality Europe and you will be part of the Regional Quality Team. You can be located in any of the following sites: Dortmund (DE), Zuerich (CH), Naarden (NL) or Budapest (HU).

You will:

  • Manage projects (OpEx, automation, cycle time, ring testing, EDI with vendors, KPIs, best practice, calibration, outsourcing / in-sourcing decisions, reduced and customer specific testing)
  • Establish and maintain a regional skill matrix and support talent management plans
  • Promote systematic exchange of knowledge
  • Coordinate Quality lab expert, incl. contact to suppliers and external labs
  • Validate and communicate changes and important information to the quality lab community, project teams
  • Ensure validation and verification of analytical methods
  • Validate CAPEX requests and provide support for realization
  • Manage and perform internal lab assessments and support qualification of external laboratories
  • Define extended and regionally harmonized quality lab KPIs for OpEx

Your professional profile includes:

  • Technical university degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology or business degree with proven technical experience.
  • Overall work experience minimum 5-10 years. Function related experience of minimum 5 years preferable within the Flavour or Food industry
  • Experience to coordinate multiple labs (>5) within a geographical region (e.g. Europe)
  • Strong analytical skills, with understanding of quality lab processes
  • Experience in Flavour, food, chemical or pharmaceutical industries
  • Strong project management skills
  • Ability to travel 20-30%
  • Understanding of Food Safety and Quality Systems

Our Benefits:

  • Flexibility in location
  • Home office opportunity (hybrid working structure)
  • Great compensation package based on your location
  • Training and career development opportunities

#LI-Hybrid

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

Remote working: Hybrid

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Join us and Impact Your World

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.



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