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Kellanova Associate Manager, Quality Ingredients in Battle Creek, Michigan
Join us as an Associate Manager of Quality Ingredients. In this role, you will manage our ingredient quality and food safety with suppliers. Based in Battle Creek, MI, you will have the opportunity to engage with us as you maintain ingredient specifications, quality programs, and vendor relationships. Innovate with us as you work with our product development team to support a portion of the Kellanova product launch process from concept development to commercialization. This role will require travel to external suppliers.
As a member of a dynamic and experienced team, you will play a role in making us the most innovative food company in the world by ensuring the quality of our ingredients. You will have the opportunity to be involved in end-to-end food quality processes in your category and will be exposed to a wide range of experiences. There is the ability to grow, either in the Quality Ingredients team or within other areas of the organization.
A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing
Be the go-to person - You will serve as the raw material contact for Kellanova North America facilities regarding overall ingredient quality, specification variations, and food safety issues for assigned categories.
Manage Relationships - Provide functional supervision to some raw material suppliers in quality, compliance with specifications, and food safety by being involved in cost/quality relationships with procurement, R&D, Kellanova facilities, and suppliers.
Manage Food Safety and Quality - Review food safety and quality attributes of new and existing ingredients. Solicit feedback from the plants to conduct ongoing performance evaluations of existing suppliers using the Supplier Management System. Based on feedback, coordinate resolution of ingredient issues with suppliers and positive supplier feedback.
Stay Informed - Be knowledgeable about the safety and regulatory compliance of ingredients and potential contaminants. Assess risks and notify appropriate senior management and technical personnel of potential issues before they occurrence.
Be Collaborative - Serve as the liaison between quality, communications, research, and consumer implications of new product formulations or ingredient changes, microbiological safety, Kellogg practices, and regulatory compliance. Maintain accurate and up-to-date ingredient information in SAP and QIC Database for assigned ingredient categories.
We’re Looking for Someone With
Experience with food quality, safety, or manufacturing.
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field.
Ability to connect with suppliers, procurement, and management to promote good relations.
The capability to function successfully as a project manager, planner, coordinator, and communicator.
Ability to travel up to 50%.
What’s Next
After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/hiring-process.html) to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.
Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@Kellanova.com .
If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/benefits.html) & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.
Get to Know Us
At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Crunchy Nut, among others.
Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.
Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.
The best brands. The best people. The best you.
Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/our-impact/equity-diversity-and-inclusion.html) .