FSQA Manager – Produce, Herbs and Mushrooms (f/m/x)

The role

You will lead food safety and quality management for herbs and mushroom categories across international suppliers. You will conduct on-site supplier audits in Europe and manage supplier performance metrics.

What you will do

• Lead food safety and quality management for the herbs and mushroom categories across international suppliers
• Conduct on-site supplier audits and approval visits in Europe
• Lead onboarding of new suppliers and products
• Drive strategic quality improvement initiatives
• Own supplier performance metrics including complaints and compliance KPIs
• Investigate and manage quality incidents using root cause analysis
• Ensure robust corrective and preventive actions

Required qualifications

• Science-based degree (e.g. Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or equivalent)
• 3+ years of experience in Food Safety / Quality Management within the food industry
• Proven experience auditing food manufacturers (GFSI standards such as BRC, IFS, FSSC 22000)
• Solid understanding of EU food safety legislation and international supply chains
• Excellent English skills (written and spoken)
• Willingness to travel in Europa; approximately 20% travel expected
• Strong communication with the ability to influence suppliers across different cultures
• Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and confident in decision-making
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment
• Intermediate to advanced Google Suite / MS Office skills

Nice to have

• Experience in production, processing, or supply chains
• Experience working across multi-market organizations

Benefits

• 20% off HelloFresh and 40% off Factor_ subscriptions
• Access to Benefits at Work platform for discounts
• HelloFresh laptop
• €250 home office setup budget
• Bedrijfspensioenfonds Levensmiddelen pension scheme
• Discounts on ClassPass and gym memberships via Bedrijfsfitness Nederland
• Free bootcamp classes in Amsterdam
• Free subscriptions to Headspace and OpenUp
• 7,5% discount on additional health insurance at Zilveren Kruis in 2025
• €2.45 daily remote work allowance
• 24 days of annual leave (pro-rated), plus one additional day per year of service (up to 30 days total)
• Full reimbursement for 2nd-class public transport to the office, plus €0.23 per km for car and bicycle travel

Before you apply

• Submit application including salary expectations and earliest starting date

About the company

HelloFresh is an international Food Safety & Quality Assurance team.