_ Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success. _ Why work for Dawn Foods? PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS. Why should you apply? We invest in you! <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Competitive Pay</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">401(K) + company match</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">10 Paid Company Holidays</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Paid Time Off</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Professional training</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Family-owned business over 100 years in service</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce.</li> </ul> Job Purpose and Overview The Corporate Supplier Quality Manager will lead and manage the Dawn approved supplier program and supplier quality relationships. This will include suppliers of ingredients/materials and co-manufacturing services. The position will lead a team to ensure that the ingredients/materials are food safe, compliant, and meet Dawn’s approved supplier requirements. In this role, you will drive the Dawn organization’s quality agenda to meet and achieve results through inspiring a food safety and quality culture among Dawn’s suppliers. This position is eligible for remote work within the United States. Preference will be given to candidates located in or near Denver, CO; Louisville, KY; or Jackson, MI, to support business operations and facilitate travel to key sites. This role requires up to 75% travel. What will you do as a Corporate Supplier Quality Manager at Dawn Foods? <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Serve as point of contact for supplier related quality issues for Dawn’s raw materials, co-manufactured, and private brand products. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Develop, plan, and execute the management of distribution supplier quality approval and performance monitoring as needs arise. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Ensures suppliers comply with Dawn requirements and that the proper documentation is requested and received for compliance to GFSI and FSMA regulations. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Partners with key interdependent Dawn stakeholders and suppliers to ensure ingredients and materials are fit for purpose upon receipt at plants and the proper quality attributes are identified. Works with suppliers to resolve any issues with their products. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Ensures co-manufacturers are meeting Dawn’s food safety and quality requirements; establish and maintain on-going performance review. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Establish and monitor raw material supplier quality metrics on an ongoing basis to provide proactive leadership in identifying and correcting quality issues. Facility periodic review of quality metrics with each supplier. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide leadership in developing and executing improvement plans relative to supplier quality and their respective raw materials. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Use data to make decisions; identify and prioritize improvement opportunities; leverages expertise in the application of quality diagnostic and improvement tools to establish cost effective improvements. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide support to the manufacturing plants with supplier related concerns during their investigations regarding customer complaints, production related food safety and quality concerns or crisis management to enable root cause investigation and the development of sustainable corrective actions. Consult with suppliers to arrive at a supportable decision regarding food safety and quality concerns. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Develops, implements, and coordinates audits of a Vendor Assurance program, to assure that Vendor’s Quality systems guarantee compliance to quality specifications. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Assures that all materials bought by Dawn have a clear quality specification (coming from R&D) and aligned with Procurement. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Serve as recall / withdrawal coordinator for Dawn. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Calibrates all Dawn supplier auditors to an auditing standard to ensure consistent results when visiting suppliers or co-manufacturers. </li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Coach, teach, and mentor Dawn team members for career growth within the Supplier Quality pillar of the Food Safety and Quality department. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Audit supplier locations when required to ensure ongoing compliance to Dawn and regulatory requirements. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provides other Quality support as required to Dawn manufacturing, distribution, or co-manufacturing facilities. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Flexibility is essential as you may be required to assume additional duties to meet evolving organizational needs. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Perform other duties as assigned or requested.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Demonstrate the “Dawn Values” of Team Dawn and support the Dawn Circle of Excellence.</li> </ul> What Does It Take to be a Corporate Supplier Quality Manager at Dawn Foods? Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job. <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">A Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related technical field.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">A minimum of 5 years’ experience in management or supervisory roles in food manufacturing operations, distribution, and supplier management.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">A minimum of 7 years’ experience with food manufacturing operations, distribution, and the management of suppliers</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Proven ability to lead and facilitate in a team environment and build consensus in a positive manner with team members and customers.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Previous experience with conducting FDA, GFSI, FSMA Preventive Controls, or other third-party audits required. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">PCQI certified and knowledge of FDA regulations is required. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">FSVP (Foreign Supplier Verification Program) certification highly preferred.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Requires high level of operational knowledge of, and experience with, computer software including Microsoft Office, e-mail systems, SharePoint sites, Internet applications, Quality Management Software, or ability to learn these skills. SAP preferred. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Requires excellent oral, written, communication and presentation skills. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Ability to prioritize based on business needs when multiple initiatives are being executed simultaneously. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Ability to work independently and within a team setting equally well. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Manages an independent schedule effectively. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">This is a remote opportunity with travel up to 75%</li> </ul> Physical Demands & Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Required to exert physical effort in handling objects 25 pounds.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Normal setting for this job is remote and office environment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Will be expected to travel up to 75% for this position. </li> </ul> Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here. If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.” About Our Benefits Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits. Compensation Base salary range $107,840 - $177,930 with bonus potential #LI-CJ1 #LI-Remote _ An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law. Requisition ID: 38123

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