Quality Assurance Executive

Company Description

METRO is a global retail company which operates in 34 countries with 678 stores serving more than 16 million customers with its 105.000 employees. With its 33 years presence in our country, METRO Turkey is operating in 21 cities, with 37 stores and 4.000 employees.

METRO Türkiye is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or gender identity.

Job Description

• Listing own brand (OB), supplier brand and Metro's own imported products in accordance with legal regulations, customer expectations and company demands, and carrying out periodic checks.
• Organizing/carrying out supplier audits in terms of food and product safety, social compliance and sustainability or monitoring the currency of supplier certificates.
• Managing non-conformities detected in internal and external audits in the store.
• Supporting the implementation of food safety management systems such as IFS Wholesale and IFS Logistics.
• Following up customer complaints regarding food safety and quality regarding products, requesting corrective action from suppliers when necessary, and informing stores and categories.
• Following up customer complaints regarding food safety and quality regarding products, requesting corrective action from suppliers when necessary, and informing stores and categories.
• Following the legal regulations and meeting the requirements regarding the sale and marketing of the food products that one is responsible for.
• Taking part in special projects related to food safety, sustainability and quality regarding food product groups that one is responsible for.
• Managing the quality processes of supplier platforms and other meat platforms that produce Metro brand and supplier brand products at the supplier facility.
• Managing the quality processes of store-produced meat and other store-produced products.

Qualifications

• University degree in Food Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of similar experience
• Knowledge of food production processes, food safety, food microbiology, food regulations
• Knowledge of international GFSI food safety management systems and sustainability management systems (RSPO, MSC, ASC, etc.) certifications
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Knowledge of MS Excel and other MS Office applications

Additional Information

Head Office Working Model is Hybrid in Metro, We're working remotely on Mondays and Fridays. You can work from anywhere on these days!