Manager - Quality/Quality Assurance - FMCG

Purpose of the Role:

The responsibility of Manager Quality Assurance is to improve the performance of the organisation and achieve a sustained success by maintaining all quality standards. Key objective is to ensure customer satisfaction and to reduce the costs associated with defects.

Qualification & Experience:

- M Sc Chemistry or BE/B Tech Chemical

- Minimum Experience of 5-8 years

Location: Perundurai

Key Deliverables of the Role:

- Drive PQA related processes at plant & subcontract locations

- Drive Q-certification at plant and subcontract location through continuous focus on quality systems documentation, improving understanding amongst team and implementation audits.

- Enforcing consistency in quality of supplies from RM & PM Vendors by tracking their performance & system implementation.

- Ensuring implementation of Marico's Quality management system as per CQA guidelines in Marico & Subcontract locations through Process Maps, formulation of Internal SOPs and Format Standardization.

- Conducting Internal Quality Audit at Marico & Subcontract locations, CVMS Audits at Vendor Locations - preparing reports, scoring and periodic reviews

- Ensure New Product Development prototype, launch and stabilization

- Responsible for the Marico Manufacturing Excellence Model/NABL & Lab standardization audit programs both at In-house and vendor locations.

- Ensure smooth implementation of QMS and 3M modules in SAP

- Jointly responsible for selecting the right person for the roles existing in PQA team and Grooming PQA team members for higher responsibilities.

- Ensure adherence of Legal Norms related to Statutory Bodies (FDA & Ayurvedic)

- Establishing & managing systems for legal compliance ( AGMARK / PFA / MPCB / SWAM )

- Legal compliance of MPCB and PFA

- Ensuring implementation of TPM, 5S and Lab Standardization at Plant and Sub contract units

- Procurement of consumables, chemicals and manufacturing accessories.

Reporting Relationships:

- Upwards Corporate Manager QA

- Downwards Executive QA, Sr. Officer QA, Officer QA

Other Key Functional Interfaces:

- Internal Interfaces All Departments, Corporate QA, Legal

- External Interface - Govt officials, Legal advisors, Vendors

Growth Path & Future - Corporate Manager QA