Supplier Quality Assurance Manager - KFC



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Key Responsibilities

  • Supplier Approvals, Facility Approvals. This job has recommendation responsibility to QA Senior Manager but will also have some final authority as the lead of SQA on certain suppliers in Africa
  • Q&FS non-compliances, Material concession management, Product Recalls, Approval and sign-off of new supplier premises and products, approval of materials in innovation. Market entry readiness from a QA&FS POV
  • Processes are somewhat defined but many require new approaches to be solved – so key design work is foreseen

Strategic:

  • Define and implement SQA strategies & policies around high-risk materials (Cat ABC material) to ensure the long-term success of the KFC brand
  • Setting direction for a long-term continuous supply of high-risk materials
  • Align with suppliers on international/local QA&FS requirements and trends
  • Strategically manage SQA risk through structured and strategic risk assessment across Africa on Cat A materials


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Planning:

  • Accountability for compliance with Global SQA requirements
  • Attend international QA&FS conference calls
  • Take the lead as part of a cross-functional team in various QA&FS-related projects. Identify QA&FS gaps and draw up action plans to close these
  • Support 100% approved supply

Execution:

  • Coach, support and train local suppliers on Yum Global QA requirements, with specific focus on building capability in supplier and Franchisee teams. Visit restaurants and suppliers across South Africa
  • Manage supplier approval and ongoing performance against Yum audits (Food Safety, Quality Systems, Packaging, Distribution)
  • Formulate and drive corrective action plans with suppliers
  • Handle requests from suppliers for Alternative Minimum Standards (AMS requests)
  • Through the execution team, ensure product cuttings are performed on core products as per KFC requirements
  • Review of supplier KPIs and drive corrective and preventative control
  • Signing off Specifications and Quality Assurance Programs with your suppliers
  • Supplier visits/approval of new suppliers/line sign-off and new product production sign-off
  • Ensure SQA-related customer complaints are addressed with feedback. Consolidate and trend level 1 complaints (Foreign objects, alleged food poisoning, and allergens)
  • Monitor RPC complaints process through the Administrator role and ensure trending of data and insights around corrective actions are completed for your Cat ABC suppliers
  • Support recall of the non-conforming product
  • Ensure all your suppliers are loaded on STARnet
  • Calibration of auditors to Yum expectations
  • Work closely with the operations department to finalize CSLs

Qualifications

  • Tertiary qualification in Food Technology/Food Science
  • HACCP Programs
  • Lead Auditor Programs
  • Exposure to global QA&FS programs and principles advantageous


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Experience

  • A minimum of 6 to 8 years experience in QA&FS within the food industry including operational exposure to Quality Control
  • Team Leadership and people development experience
  • Experience in QSR advantageous

Office vs Remote Work

  • Normal working conditions in the office plus regular field trips within SA. Support across Africa will be required based on resource loading

Competencies

  • Influencing, collaboration, and communication
  • Capability development
  • Strategic thinking
  • Risk assessment
  • Business savvy
  • People development



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