Majid Al Futtaim Hiring for Quality Manager Packaging Job at Dubai Full Time

Role Purpose:

The Private Label Packaging Quality Manager is responsible to manage and ensure the proper execution of the packaging strategy for the Private label. He/she will lead the packaging & plastic reduction initiatives. Ensure the Quality, Safety and compliance of our packaging with legal requirements.

Role Details – Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Strategy and Planning

• Implement the private label quality and sustainability strategy and procedures for Majid Al Futtaim Retail.
• Ensure compliance of the private label products with the regulation and standards related to packaging materials
• Defining along with the PL quality manager the packaging material strategy based on product’s category.
• Supporting Majid Al Futtaim Retail countries with technical knowledge, import rules & regulation.
• Follow with the commercial and PL quality teams the PL development plan and new launching projects with specific Eco-friendly claims.

Product Management

• Following development project’s steps to ensure delivering of right packaging to right country at right time as per development plan.
• Ensure compliance of all the existing PL products with the local regulation & following any updates regarding packaging materials.
• Managing packaging development with PL suppliers including mould design, development, cromaline validation and commissioning.
• Lead the packaging & plastic reduction strategy in the PL products.
• Identify packaging concept and development in line with manufacturing and marketing requirements.
• To drive various cost saving initiatives and ensure their implementation across all the categories.
• Prepare lab analysis control plan & sampling plan for existing PL products regrading packaging material.
• Define quality and safety policy for the packaging materials for the PL products (Food & DPH).
• Validate any lab non-conformity raised by the labs before send it to suppliers and validate action plan provided by suppliers.
• Validate with supplier the customer complaints action plans and along with supportive technical documents.
• Participate in the recall committee & follow up on the action plans.
• Participate in the supplier selection committee in the new product development projects.
• Review & validate the technical specification sheet along with supportive technical documents.

Communication and Reporting

• Coordinate reporting and communication flow at all levels externally with the supplier & internally with the other teams.
• Collaborate with the commercial and PL Quality teams to prepare the PL development action plan and ensure timely completion of work
• Maintaining a good communication with suppliers, authorities and services providers to guarantee the professional image of the company.
• Follow up & keep updated for the regulation changes & updates.
• Prepare the monthly reports regarding the quality activities as per direction.

Human Capital Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation of the performance management process by setting objectives, monitoring performance, and provide constructive feedback and provide inputs to senior management
• Provide mentorship for the purpose of developing a continuous talent pipeline for key roles
• Provide inputs on training needs and coordinate with the HC department to ensure facilitation of training requirements
• Develop and implement on the job-training for the team
• Provide inputs for the development of annual manpower plan
• Ensure the implementation of MAF Retail’s corporate policies and relevant procedures

Financial Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment of procedures in accordance with the Delegation of Authority (DOA)
• Ensure that financial aspects of the third-party services providers are adhered to the contracts and those contracts are renewed in a timely fashion.
• Propose and take necessary measures towards continuous reduction of the operational costs.
• Provide inputs on the preparation of budget when necessary

Definition of Success

• Develop PL products that meet the brand quality and packaging strategy.
• Compliance with applicable standards and guidelines.
• Proper time management and multitasking capability.
• Efficient Monitoring and control plan (packaging) for the existing products
• Efficient handling of Non-conformities (complaints, lab Analysis)
• Customer satisfaction.

Personal Characteristics and Required Background:

Minimum Qualifications/education

• Bachelor degree of Engineering / packaging technology / industrial manufacturing or equivalent

Minimum experience

• 3 to 5 years professional experience in a similar position

Skills

• Strong knowledge in packaging industries for food & Non-food sectors.
• Experience on R&D, new product development or regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of Quality & production process associated with the development and monitoring of packaging materials
• Auditing skills based on the international management systems
• Ability to assess the severity of non-compliance and conduct appropriate corrective actions on time
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Managerial Skills
• Strong planning and organization skills with sense of priorities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• English (Full professional proficiency – Required), Arabic is preferred, French is plus.