Job Title: Food Merchandise Product Safety Lead
Job Description
This role leads product safety and quality for retail food merchandise and consumer products, with a strong focus on packaging, supplier qualification, and manufacturing readiness. You will oversee the onboarding and qualification of new suppliers and manufacturing sites, ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, and merchandise quality standards, and act as a trusted quality advisor across cross-functional teams. The position offers meaningful, broad, cross-functional work, strong local partnerships, and an excellent work–life balance.
Responsibilities

+ Lead the onboarding and qualification of new suppliers and manufacturing sites, ensuring they meet food safety, GMP, and merchandise quality requirements.

+ Conduct and coordinate risk assessments, audits, and readiness evaluations for new and existing suppliers and manufacturing locations.

+ Collaborate closely with R&D and Merchandisin...