Quality Assurance, Environmental & Retail Compliance Manager

About the Role
In this role you will define, lead and embed QA improvement initiatives based on consumer feedback and global activities, ensure compliance with internal and external requirements (Essity standards, policies and guidelines, certification demands, legal regulations) and support the commercial team on compliance, regulation, retailer needs and product safety.

You will support other teams in identifying continuous improvement possibilities; proposing and taking part in activities for corrective actions or improvements. You will have an outward facing mentality, keeping informed of developments in the external environment that may impact internal requirements eg regulatory changes, leading and contributing to finding & implementing effective solutions to these within a matrix organisation.

What You Will Do

There are three main streams to this position. Reporting to the Development Director you will:
Define, lead and embed QA improvement initiatives through:
• Collaborating with key stakeholders at mills and with colleagues across Europe to ensure product safety and quality compliance. This will include identifying and leading CI projects, implementing effective audit regimes and playing a key role on quality network groups
• Leading on BRCGS Consumer Products standard compliance and development processes, and represent Essity on BRCGS Technical Advisory Committee
• Acting as link between the global product safety team and product development team on product change initiatives and critical product complaints, together with management and improvement of our consumer complaints process.
Be responsible for retailer compliance by:
• Ensuring that for all tissue, personal care / baby and third party supplied products our suppliers and supply sites have appropriate Essity, UK and retailer approvals in place, supported with audits as required.
• Maintaining compliance status in line with policy and regulatory updates.
• Supporting the introduction of additional needs associated with new business development
• Acting as single point of retailer contact for ongoing compliance critical incident response.

What We Can Offer You
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. This is a great opportunity t develop your career further and receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits including bonus opportunity, pension (10% employer contribution), PMI, and holidays starting at 27 days+BHs.
Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Total Reward

Location

This role is based in the UK with the commercial office located at Manchester Airport and the three key mills in Prudhoe (North East), Trafford Park and Skelmersdale (Both North West)
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Together, we are improving lives, every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.
Application End Date:
07 Nov 2020