Manager, Quality Control-Sam's Club
About The Position
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. 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. You'll make an impact by: Making Decisions: you will make decisions about dozens of products and processes every day. From quality to food safety and compliance, you will be involved in the decisions that shape Quality for Sams Club and our Members. Building Relationships: you'll use your knowledge and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers, merchants, replenishment, and club operations. Product Knowledge: your background knowledge will be leveraged daily, and you will always be learning more to build a broad foundation across all Fresh departments. Creating, collaborating and innovating you will work with merchants, suppliers and other quality teams to develop and enhance product specifications, processes, and engage in other initiatives to take Sams Club Fresh quality to the next level. Continuous Improvement: Create, analyze, and provide feedback to merchants and other business partners on daily matters that could affect our members by utilizing performance data to identify improvement opportunities across all Fresh departments in Sams Club.
Requirements
- 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.
- You must be able to work a flexible schedule that could start at 1-2am Monday through Friday and possible holidays.
- You must be able to work in a 34-54-degree environment on the floor.
Nice To Haves
- 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).
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
Benefits
- competitive pay
- incentive awards for your performance
- 401(k) match
- stock purchase plan
- paid maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- multiple health plans
- medical coverage
- vision coverage
- dental coverage
- company-paid life insurance
- parental leave
- family care leave
- bereavement
- jury duty
- voting
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- short-term and long-term disability
- company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
- Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
- Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
