Global Quality Project Manager

About the role:

The role is critical to fulfilling the company's ambitions in terms of quality, more specifically in the area of Quality Control, Supplier Quality, Food Safety and Traceability.
 

Key responsibilities:

• Global Standardization: Standardize and improve quality processes across departments worldwide.

• Performance Enhancement: Strengthen the quality function by building reliable data sources and reporting tools.

• Process Digitization: Digitize and streamline processes, ensuring they are simple, transparent, and based on KPIs and SLAs.

• Project Leadership: Lead projects that transform quality management to be more proactive, customer-focused, and efficient.

• Technology Roadmap: Define the vision, roadmap, and deliverables for key software applications used in quality management.

• Community Building: Develop expert networks within the quality organization to share best practices and ensure continuous improvement.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with various stakeholders, including cross-functional teams, to align goals and ensure smooth project execution.

• Global Interaction: Engage with global teams and regions to ensure alignment and drive best practices in quality management.

• Limited Travel: Global role with less than 10% travel required.

About you:

• 10+ years of experience, including significant project work or project management.
• Operational experience in a food environment (quality, R&D, or operations).
• Experience in an industrial production setting.
• Familiarity with IT tools such as SAP, MS Office, and GSuite is a strong asset.
• Expertise in project management.
• Exceptional root cause analysis (RCA) and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to differentiate between core and detailed information.
• Proficient in structuring, processing, and analyzing data with a focus on internal customer needs.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, effective across different continents and cultures.
• Ability to influence without hierarchical power and navigate conflicting priorities.
• Calm, mature, and professional demeanor.
• Patient and approachable.
• Self-motivated and disciplined.
• High level of integrity.
• Passionate about the role.
• Optimistic with a strong drive for improvement and resilience in challenging situations.

We offer:

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.