Solina · 5 hours ago
Group Supplier Quality Assurance Manager
Bolingbrook, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expSolina is a fast-growing company that designs customized savory solutions for clients in the food industry. They are seeking an experienced Group Supplier Quality Assurance Manager to define and lead their vendor quality and food safety strategy across Europe and North America, ensuring compliance and supporting procurement and digital transformation initiatives.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingOrganic Food
Responsibilities
Defining and deploying the Group Supplier Quality Assurance strategy aligned with our overall Quality, Food Safety, Procurement, and ESG ambitions
Establishing clear Group policies, standards, and governance frameworks for vendor approval, monitoring, escalation, and performance
Acting as Quality & Food Safety lead for procurement transformation programs, ensuring supplier changes are robustly assessed
Leading vendor risk management, crisis preparedness, and incident response related to supplier quality, food safety, or supply continuity
Driving continuous improvement and performance management with strategic and preferred suppliers
Building and leading the Group Supplier Quality community, strengthening capabilities across regions
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Food Science, Quality, or a related field
15+ years of experience in Quality roles within food, ingredients, or FMCG
Proven experience at senior management in an international organisation
Strong background in supplier audits, risk management, and food safety standards (BRCGS, IFS, FSSC 22000)
Solid understanding of regulatory requirements and emerging EU regulations, as well as sustainability frameworks
Demonstrated experience with vendor consolidation, harmonisation, dual sourcing, and change programmes
Experience working across Europe and North America is a strong asset
Strategic mindset combined with strong execution capability
Excellent influencing skills, particularly in procurement‑driven environments, collaborative, pragmatic, and partnership‑oriented mindset
Ability to balance standardization with pragmatic regional adaptation
Strong leadership presence and credibility with senior stakeholder, proven crisis leadership and change management skills
Preferred
Experience working across Europe and North America is a strong asset
Company
Solina
Solina is a leading global partner for the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition sectors, designing tailor-made food solutions, excelling in perfected taste, enhanced nutrition and optimised functionality, that contribute to the creation of food that is good in every sense of the word, good for people, good for the planet.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-05-04Acquired
Leadership Team
Anthony Francheterre
CEO
Eric Terré
CEO
Recent News
2025-11-19
2024-03-11
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