Responsible for leading vendor audits across the West Region, ensuring adherence to food safety, quality, and operational standards. The role involves approximately 60% travel to support audit execution, compliance verification, and corrective action follow-up.

Key accountabilities:

- Evaluate and approve new suppliers/vendors.
- Conduct supplier risk assessments.
- Review supplier certifications (GFSI, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF, ISO 22000, etc.).
- Verify compliance with regulatory requirements such as FSSAI, LM or local food laws required to run a food factory.
- Manage supplier on boarding and approval processes.
- Responsible for handling product's quality complaints at Circle/ Regional level.
- Generating MIS out of Monthly QA Score Card, Store Assessment, Weekly QA Report (Customer Complaints), Monthly Departmental PPT Update etc.
- Follow up with vendor and Supply chain center team regarding any deviation from specs/quality in the raw and packing materials.
- To explore quality best practices available in any industry.
- To drive the new initiative in reference for improvement in Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, and Moral.

Responsibilities

- Plan and execute vendor audits across the West Region (≈60% travel).
- Evaluate and approve recent suppliers/vendors.
- Conduct supplier risk assessments and review certifications (GFSI, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF, ISO 22000).
- Verify compliance with regulatory requirements such as FSSAI,



LM and local food laws.
- Manage supplier onboarding and approval processes.
- Handle product quality complaints at circle/regional level.
- Generate and maintain MIS reports (Monthly QA Score Card, Store Assessment, Weekly QA Report, PPT updates).
- Follow up with vendors and supply‑chain teams on deviations from specifications or quality standards.
- Identify and implement best‑practice initiatives for production, quality, cost, delivery, safety, and morale.
- Drive corrective‑action implementation and monitor its effectiveness.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Technology, Engineering or related field; Master’s preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in vendor quality assurance or food safety audits, preferably in FMCG/restaurant sector.
- Strong knowledge of GFSI schemes (FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF, ISO 22000) and Indian food regulations (FSSAI, LM).
- Proven experience in supplier risk assessment and onboarding processes.
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to generate and interpret MIS reports.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 60% of the time across West India.
- Strong communication and stakeholder‑management abilities.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and QA software tools.
- Problem‑solving mindset with capability to drive corrective actions.
- Ability to work independently and lead cross‑functional teams.

📌 RO West | Quality | Vendor | Vendor QA (India)
🏢 Jubilant Corporate
📍 India