Manager, Quality Control-Sam's Club

Position Summary

Oversees quality, freshness, and food safety of grocery products in a distribution center as they flow from suppliers through distribution centers to stores and clubs.

What you'll do

• Inspects inbound fresh produce; floral, poultry and meat for adherence to Sams Club specifications.
• Participates in companywide initiatives to control costs and deliver high quality products to Sams Club members.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Oversees Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan.
• Oversees Sams fruit ripening program.
• Oversees cold chain compliance within the distribution center to ensure products are kept at proper temperature.
• Provides communication on fresh product quality to the merchant group and other relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of perishable products.
• Interfaces with the vendor community regarding quality of products being received into Sams Club Distribution Centers.

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

• 1-2 years of experience in vendor management, food safety or a related field.
• 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.
• 2 years of experience using basic Microsoft Office functionality (for example, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Data driven experience (Power-bi, Ai).