Quality Assistant Manager Australia, Wellbeing Collective

Who are we?On any given day, 2.5 billion people globally use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life. Many of our brands are well-known, household staples and old-time favourites including Dove, Rexona, Lynx, Vaseline, OMO/Persil, Surf, TRESemmé, and Continental. We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. It goes back to the days of our founder William Lever, who launched the world’s first purposeful brand, Sunlight Soap more than 100 years ago, and it’s at the heart of how we run our company today. In 2022 Unilever Australia & New Zealand became a Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp), joining a growing network of organisations committed to galvanising a stronger, more inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy for all.  A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility. There’s no better time to join our team! Our businessUnilever’s Wellbeing Collective Group brings together a portfolio of high growth health and wellness brands built to help people feel better every day. The group includes a set of category leading brands acquired in the US including OLLY, Liquid I.V., Nutrafol, SmartyPants, Welly and Onnit, as well as Equilibra (Italy). Each brand is distinct in purpose, proposition and culture, yet united by a shared focus on delivering superior consumer experiences across health and wellbeing. We are committed to continuing to grow this strategic business for Unilever by leveraging the full strength of Unilever’s capabilities, including expanding the reach of our portfolio internationally.We work in an agile, fast-moving environment, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world. We work in a project-based, networked way where everyone needs to be able to take a step back and think strategically, as well as roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment, as well as bring in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, and to take charge and lead, as well as follow and support others.Are you passionate about setting world-class quality standards and driving consumer trust for a fast-growing Wellbeing Collective business? If So, then Quality assurance in Wellbeing Collective, could be the perfect role for you! As Assistant Manager, you will define and deliver the quality governance, ensuring compliance,  and superior consumer experience across our Wellbeing Collective brands in all markets in which we compete. You’ll lead digital transformation, embed a culture of quality, and partner with cross-functional teams to enable innovation and growth.Role PurposeDefine & implement quality frameworks that enable innovation, expansion, and compliance in Wellbeing Collective (WBC) portfolio in relevant marketsKey ResponsibilitiesBe an active Quality member/ contributor in the quality activities and innovation projects as per the business growth aspirationsCollaborate with various cross-functional team members internally is the expansion projects, such that Quality in ensured at every stageCollaborate with the contract manufacturers externally (within Australia and overseas) for quality relates matters including Quality Control activities, food safety, compliance and drive to resolve them with logical conclusionCollaborate with the markets receiving products originated from Australia for quality related mattersSupport audit and assessment of new/ existing manufacturing and/ or packing site (including laboratories/ analytical capabilities) as per the product standards and Unilever mandatory requirementsSupport Cross functional team in various activities having overlap with quality viz. product specification, testing parameter and its testing frequencies, transit trials inputs and evaluation, risk assessment for relevant marketEnsure Quality Agreement, AQLs (Acceptable Quality Limits) between the selling and buying entity for the commercialized goods are kept updatedMaintain, establish and implement QMS/ SOP, to ensure mandatory minimum Quality processes are embedded in the systemAdvice the Quality Lead APAC on all actions related to quality which has an impact as appropriate to the business needsRepresent Quality function on appropriate forumsParticipate all relevant incidents management for relevant marketsExecute quality assurance program, CoA release, participation in project meetings, maintain relevant document, ensuring that all quality activities are carried out efficiently and effectivelyEnsure the timely and effective resolution of quality issues and deviations, working collaboratively with internal and external teams to implement corrective and preventive actionsExecute and Participate in the effective quality review and approval of batch records, release testing, and other quality-related documentationManaging quality-related activities related to manufacturing, including conducting audits of vendors and sites, providing support during quality inspectionsExecute the upkeep of quality systems and procedures, including SOPs, batch records, and quality metrics. Leading quality investigations and approving plans to address quality issues that impact products, as well as supervising corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) for deviations and investigationsWHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEEDBachelors or Master’s degree in Quality Assurance, science, Food Technology, medical sciences, etc.; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job required8+ years of work experience in Quality Assurance + Quality Control experience which includes product innovation, manufacturing operations, laboratory, and QMS experience in a complex environmentAble to demonstrate sound knowledge of Manufacturing Processes, Business processes, Quality Management Systems, HACCP & Food SafetySho