Staff Member Central Quality Management (f/m/d)

NovaTaste is a global leader in taste innovation. With its broad portfolio of renowned brands such as WIBERG, Gewürzmüller, Gewürzmühle Nesse, Mühlehof Gewürze, Eppers, McClancy, Piasa, AMCO, Redbrook, BSA WIBERG, and The Mighty, NovaTaste offers a range of value-add savory ingredients and blends to improve taste and texture, as well as extend the shelf life of food products for its customers. NovaTaste has over 2,400 employees and supplies food manufacturers, butchers and foodservice players across Europe, North America and Asia.

Location: Freilassing or Salzburg  

Tasks 

• Ensuring compliance with quality-related requirements for supplier documents
• Taking on the key-user role for the new supplier portal and being responsible for its maintenance and further development
• Supporting the evaluation, selection, and development of suppliers in collaboration with Purchasing
• Participation in the approval process for raw materials and suppliers
• Supporting supplier audits (document review, preparation, on-site or remote participation)
• Providing and updating quality-related documents for customer inquiries
• Clarifying quality-related customer requirements with internal departments
• Contributing to improvement initiatives and global quality and food safety projects
• Supporting the maintenance and harmonization of global quality processes
• Conducting data analyses on quality-related topics (e.g., trends, risks, KPIs) 

Skills 

• Completed university, university of applied sciences, or higher technical education, ideally with a focus on food science
• Professional experience in quality management – preferably in the food industry; an advantage
• Very good command of English
• Strong IT skills, especially in MS Office; SAP knowledge is an advantage
• Strong interest in contributing to digitalization projects 

Benefits 

• Flexible working hours through an attractive flexitime model and home office options (minimum of 2 days)
• Excellent lunch options at gourmet level in our company restaurant
• Attractive discounts on our products
• Professional, free support for mental health through our partner nilo.health
• Physiotherapy with a low co-payment, company doctor, and occupational pension scheme
• ClimateTicket Salzburg and company bike leasing
• Flat organizational structure with a first-name culture and short decision-making paths
• A constructive and innovative working environment in a successful, internationally active company 

The minimum gross salary for this position is € 2.811,52 € per month on a full-time basis. We offer a compensation package that significantly reflects your skills and experience.