(Senior) Quality Manager (m/f/d), T&HS EMEA

Ingredion
Hamburg
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Experience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Cross-cultural collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving","Detail-oriented"]

Lead Europe’s internal and external Quality teams for Texture & Healthful Solutions, ensuring products distributed in EMEA meet government regulations, customer standards, and Ingredion quality requirements. Drive continuous improvement across compliance, audits, customer satisfaction, and key quality metrics by managing non-conformances, customer complaints, QA/QC standards, IPS enablement, and quality certifications including FSSC 22000.

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Ingredion
Ingredion
4 months ago

(Senior) Quality Manager (m/f/d), T&HS EMEA

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Job Summary

Lead Europe’s internal and external Quality teams for Texture & Healthful Solutions, ensuring products distributed in EMEA meet government regulations, customer standards, and Ingredion quality requirements. Drive continuous improvement across compliance, audits, customer satisfaction, and key quality metrics by managing non-conformances, customer complaints, QA/QC standards, IPS enablement, and quality certifications including FSSC 22000.
Location: Hamburg
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Track and monitor Europe T&HS Quality performance by resolving non-conformances/non-compliances, preventing release of non-conforming products, managing deviations and product dispositions (including BRaD), and collaborating with suppliers via TraceGains.
  • •Lead the team to reduce customer quality complaints by improving root cause resolution, addressing systemic issues, and enhancing response times.
  • •Guide and sustain Ingredion Performance System (IPS) pillars, including training compliance (regulatory/customer) and alignment with regional IPS strategy.
  • •Ensure adherence to Ingredion, certification body, customer, and legal requirements across plant activities with a focus on food safety and first-time right execution.
  • •Lead QA/QC across plants and third parties and ensure laboratory teams standardize and execute quality methods; ensure compliance with quality certification requirements across EMEA production sources and third parties.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsurancePension

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, Science or Food Technology (postgraduate preferred).
  • •Minimum 8 years in a leadership role with experience in QA/QC, manufacturing, engineering, CI, Quality Analytics, or Supplier Management.
  • •Strong knowledge of GMPs, auditing, sanitation, food regulations, pest control, and product safety.
  • •Proficiency in IPS, ISO 9001/17025, HACCP, GFSI schemes (FSSC 22000/BRC/IFS/SQF), and Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing.
  • •Fluent in English and German (written and spoken).
Experience:8+ yearsFoodFood safetyManufacturingQuality assurance
Education:Bachelor's in Quality, Engineering, Science or Food Technology
Skills:LeadershipCross-cultural collaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingDetail-oriented
Certifications:FSSC 22000ISO 9001ISO 17025HACCPBRCIFSSQFGFSI schemesHalalKosherOrganic
Languages:EnglishGerman
Tech Stack:TraceGainsIngredion Performance System (IPS)FSSC 22000ISO 9001ISO 17025HACCPGFSIBRCIFSSQFSix SigmaLean ManufacturingGMPBRaDHalalKosherOrganicGMPsAuditingSanitation

Company Brief

Ingredion
Ingredion is a global ingredient solutions company that develops and supplies sweeteners, starches, texturizers, and plant-based ingredients for food, beverage, industrial, and animal nutrition markets.
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Westchester, United States
Founded: 1906
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