APAC Quality & Food Safety Co-manufacturing Lead

This position works within Danone’s Quality& Food Safety Department and cross functionally within the Danone Organization. The primary responsibility is to ensure the Quality and Food Safety of product being produced at Co-manufacturing locations (including non-controlled JV’s and licensees). This position must ensure that all Co-manufacturing locations produce safe products of the highest and most consistent quality by assuring compliance with Danone standards and operating protocols. This role will also lead the management of ongoing performance improvement, compliance to standards and adherence to specifications. People Leadership & Strategic Governance • Lead a team of professionals who qualify and oversee the region’s Co-manufacturing network. • Participate as a member of the functional leadership team, supporting strategy development and driving implementation in line with Danone and QFS priorities. • Lead as the key regional point of contact to local and global QFS and cross-functional teams relative to QFS issues in the Co-manufacturing network. • Participate in the global Co-manufacturing Network, delivering reporting requirements and best-practice sharing. Strengthen Coman QFS capabilities in APAC. • All other duties as assigned. Quality, Food Safety Compliance and Risk Management • Deliver Danone Quality & Food Safety compliance and improvement, ensuring audit follow-up and gap closure across the regional network. • Ensure implementation of a robust QFS management system across the Co-manufacturing network. • Stay current with all regulatory and certifying agency guidelines and Danone Standards; manage regulatory issues across the network. • Stay current with emerging risks and ensure plans are in place to anticipate and mitigate those risks. • Support business initiatives, contributing to business and innovation targets without compromising Quality & Food Safety. Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement • Develop and manage key performance metrics that can detect weak signals, driving appropriate action plans. • Partner cross-functionally to ensure manufacturing and raw material specifications exist, are current, and are enforced. • Troubleshoot production problems across facilities; ensure root-cause analysis and corrective actions are fully implemented. • Ensure installation of appropriate controls, sampling plans, hold/release systems, code rotation, batching and processing controls to reduce variability and improve product consistency. • Collaborate with internal functions including Procurement, R&I, EHS, Sustainability, Regulatory, Food Safety, Project Management, Operations, and Engineering to deliver products that meet Danone standards.