Open Secret - Quality Head

OpenSecret - Quality Head

About Open Secret:

- Open Secret is a brand with a vision to make every Indian family snack better. Powered by a strong operating team of strategists and marketers from Harvard Business School, IIM, and IIT with 40+ years of collective FMCG experience and backed by the strongest set of mentors - Matrix, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, and Vivek Gambhir.

- The goal is to become the most preferred snacking brand for families by un-junking their favourite snacks. Open Secret is currently available through their website at https://opensecret.in, multiple ecommerce platforms, and across offline stores Pan India where they sell their entire range of un-junked snacks including; Nutty Cookies, Nutty Chips, Flavoured Nuts, Nutty Shake Mixes and Nutty Spreads.

About the CEO and Co-Founder :

Ahana Gautam is an experienced operator with a passion to build and grow the biggest consumer brands in India. She has a B.Tech from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She started her career at P&G where she worked across multiple functions - supply chain, finance and marketing. Ahana grew her passion for food brands at General Mills in the US where she launched natural and organic products.

Roles & Responsibility :

1) Leading and defining the overall Quality Standards for the organization.

2) Leading a 7-8 member Quality Assurance team (QA & QC) for the Company with a span covering own manufacturing site as well as multiple Contract Manufacturing sites and Warehouse operations.

3) Site Quality ownership including processes and owning the KPIs for input and output measures of quality, including compliance upgradation to ISO and other Global quality certifications.

4) Laying down SOPs and processes for Supplier qualifications and defining standards.

5) Documentation compliance ownership from FSSAI and other regulatory standpoint (Fire safety, GMP, etc.).

6) Building a strong Quality culture in the team through trainings and SIPs. Upskilling the quality team at Open Secret plant as well as CM sites.

7) Ensuring product & process stability as per shelf life claims and regulatory guidelines.

8) Constantly keeping up-to-date with latest developments on regulations front from FSSAI and Legal & Metrology fronts.

Required Experience :

- Preferably 3-6 years Quality Assurance experience with a strong understanding of GMP, GHP, HACCP, ISO & FSSAI requirements. Experience in food sector will be preferred.

- Educational background- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Tech or relevant fields. Flexible here.

Job location: Bhandup