Program Manager, Quality Specification

About the role

The role involves leading the development, maintenance, and optimization of food and nutraceutical product specifications across raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, and finished goods. It also includes integrating regulatory, customer, supply chain, risk assessment, and internal capability inputs to ensure accurate and compliant specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance, and optimization of food and nutraceutical product specifications across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Integrate regulatory, customer, supply chain, risk assessment, and internal capability inputs to ensure accurate and compliant specifications.
• Establish and manage specification maintenance and distribution programs to ensure stakeholders have access to current documentation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to incorporate learnings from non-conformances, testing failures, and customer complaints into specifications.
• Drive continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives related to specification management.
• Support international specifications by integrating global regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Five or more years of quality assurance experience, including direct experience developing food specifications.
• A background in food manufacturing or dietary supplement quality assurance, with CPG experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food safety hazards, regulatory requirements, and quality systems for U.S. and international markets.
• Proven ability to manage programs, integrate complex information, and influence cross-functional teams.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related discipline required.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of quality assurance experience, including direct experience developing food specifications.
• A background in food manufacturing or dietary supplement quality assurance, with CPG experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food safety hazards, regulatory requirements, and quality systems for U.S. and international markets.
• Proven ability to manage programs, integrate complex information, and influence cross-functional teams.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related discipline required.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of food safety hazards, regulatory requirements, and quality systems for U.S. and international markets.
• Proven ability to manage programs, integrate complex information, and influence cross-functional teams.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Paid holidays and vacation.
Tuition assistance and 401(k) with company match.
A strategic quality leadership role with cross-functional visibility and global impact.
A flexible, hybrid work environment within a growing global ingredient manufacturer.

Pay

Expected Pay Range: $85K-$95K, exempt
Bonus: This role may further qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics.

Schedule

Flexible, hybrid work environment.