.COFCO International is a global agri-business with a clear vision, strong values and a positive culture, focused on being a leader in the global grains, oilseeds and sugar supply chains.
We provide the food the world needs in a responsible way.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, we are ambitious, with the right structures and culture to meet the world's increasing and changing needs.
With 11,000+ people in 35 countries, our global portfolio includes assets across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
We trade with over 50 nations, while providing farmers unique direct access to the growing Chinese market.Job Purpose: Position is part of the Operational Risk team.The Senior QA Officer works in close cooperation with the trading and operations team regarding certifications and regulations in the feed and/or food.
The individual is responsible for the compliance of the international quality standards, certifications schemes and legislation are met and will be the contact person when CIL offices have questions about product certification/regulation requirements.Role Objectives:To secure successful quality certifications for CIL offices; To be the Subject Matter Expert and point of contact in CIL for feed and food quality regulations in EU and expand extra-EU where required; Provide assistance and guidance to risk colleagues, trading and operations desk globally on management of situations involving feed and food in accordance to regulations.Travelling to certain office locations is required in accordance to internal and external audits.Responsibilities:Handling/executing the internal audits for several CIL offices for different types of certifications; Supervising the external audits for several CIL offices for different types of certification; Maintaining the Global Quality Assurance manual; Help other offices regarding the feed and/or food; Maintain/update relevant quality assurance information per CIL office in SharePoint; GMO events worldwide; Back up for Sustainability Certifications; Impromptu tasks regarding QA; Training;Ad-Hoc requests by RCRO of region and Functional Head.Requirements:University education; 5-6 years of experience in Quality Assurance; GMP+ knowledge (Internal or External Audit proven experience a plus); ISO 9001:2015 knowledge; Other QA certification knowhow (HACCP, GTP, ISCC, RTRS etc.
); Excellent communication skills; Excellent written and spoken English, Portuguese a plus; Ability to present and communicate clearly and professionally to a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally and cross-culturally; Ability to build strong relationships across the business and demonstrate diplomatic but firm response to stakeholder push-back where applicable; High level of common sense, creativity and innovative problem solving; Work and deliver under pressure; Self-starter and able to work independently; Attention to detail, accurate; Keen sense of priorities to meet short deadlines