Quality Control Manager

Company Description

Cielo Talent is currently recruiting for a Quality Control Manager on behalf of Sam's Club. Working at Sam’s Club means a career without boundaries. There’s always room to grow, to take on another challenge, to roll up your sleeves and contribute, and to find professional rewards for your hard work.

Yes, they are a division of the Fortune #1 company, Walmart, Inc. But you’ll quickly find that they're a company that wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Sam’s Club is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our clubs. Join us and you'll discover why our company is a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

Quality Control Managers in Fresh are the pillars of Members’ Satisfaction at Sam’s Club. You will be the decision maker in the incoming quality of commodities at the Distribution Center entering our Clubs every day in Fresh.  You will be part of an end-to-end supply chain from suppliers to distribution centers and Clubs. Creating partnerships with Suppliers, Merchants, and Club management you will influence daily offerings at Clubs throughout the year. Success in the role requires a Member-obsessed mindset with analytical abilities, able to identify opportunities, and quality focus. Please note the work schedule is overnight, Five days a week.

Job Description

Quality Control Managers in Fresh are the pillars of Members’ Satisfaction at Sam’s Club. You will be the decision maker in the incoming quality of commodities at the Distribution Center entering our Clubs every day in Fresh. You will be part of an end-to-end supply chain from suppliers to distribution centers and Clubs. Creating partnerships with Suppliers, Merchants, and Club management you will influence daily offerings at Clubs throughout the year. Success in the role requires a Member-obsessed mindset with analytical abilities, able to identify opportunities, and quality focus. Please note the work schedule is overnight, Five days a week.

 

What you’ll do…

• Oversee quality, freshness, and food safety of grocery products in a distribution center as they flow from suppliers through distribution centers to stores and clubs.
• Inspect inbound fresh produce & floral, poultry and meat for adherence to Sam’s Club specifications.
• Participate in companywide initiatives to control costs and deliver high quality products to Sam’s Club members.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and support company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Oversee Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan
• Oversee Sam's fruit ripening program
• Oversee cold chain compliance within the distribution center to ensure products are kept at proper temperature.
• Provide communication on fresh product quality to the merchant group and other relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of perishable products.
• Interface with the vendor community regarding quality of products being received into Sam’s Club Distribution Centers.

 

You’ll make an impact by:

• Making Decisions: you will make decisions about dozens of products and processes every day. From quality to food safety and compliance, you will be involved in the decisions that shape Quality for Sam’s Club and our Members.
• Building Relationships: you’ll use your knowledge and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers, merchants, replenishment and club operations.
• Product Knowledge: your background knowledge will be leveraged daily, and you will always be learning more to build a broad foundation across all Fresh departments.
• Creating, collaborating and innovating: you will work with merchants, suppliers and other quality teams to develop and enhance product specifications, processes, and engage in other initiatives to take Sam’s Club Fresh quality to the next level.
• Continuous Improvement: Create, analyze, and provide feedback to merchants and other business partners on daily matters that could affect our Member’s by utilizing performance data to identify improvement opportunities across all Fresh departments in Sam’s Club.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 years of supervisory experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Agronomy, Food Science, or related field and 2 years of experience in agricultural Quality Control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field OR 4 years of experience in agricultural Quality Control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of experience of poultry or meat industry experience, preferably quality related.
• 3 years of retail produce inspection experience or USDA inspection experience.
• 2 years of fruit ripening experience.
• 6 years of experience in agricultural Quality Control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field.
• 4-5 years Club management experience in the Fresh area
• 1-2 years of experience in food safety, vendor management or a related field.
• 2 years of experience using basic Microsoft Office functionality (for example, Word, Excel, Outlook)

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.