Supplier Auditor Food Safety 

Location:  Newark NJ, Irving TX, Aurora IL, Phoenix AZ

Reports to: Sr. Manager, Risk Management

 At HelloFresh, we want to revolutionize the way we eat by making it more convenient and exciting to cook meals from scratch. We have offices all over the world and we deliver delicious meals to millions of people.  

We are the industry leader in meal-kit subscription services and we’re growing all the time. We have distinct meal-kit services that cater to everyone with the most menu variety in the market, which allows us to reach an incredibly wide population of people. 

The HelloFresh team is diverse, high-performing, and international, and our work environment is an inspiring space where you can thrive as a result.

• Audit HelloFresh suppliers and 3PLs to ensure food safety standards are maintained in accordance with HelloFresh Food Safety Policies 
• Ensure the integrity of ingredients and packaging are within FSQA specifications
• Implement processes to improve Vendor Performance and consistency of supplied products 
• Oversee evaluations and audits, conduct on-site supplier visits, on-boarding, and other functions related to the supplier; establish KPIs to track performance of suppliers
• Promote a customer-first environment focused on delivering the highest quality product to our customers and ensuring food safety standards are maintained
• Manage food safety standards for all private labeled product 
• Vet additional 3rd party manufacturers, maintain current relationship with suppliers and establish onboarding standards 
• Partner with Procurement, Operations and other departments to develop SOPs, process-based audits and KPIs that will drive standardization and improvement across all aspects of the company

You are...

• Trusted Partner & Adviser: you're able to cultivate collaborative partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support
• Bold: you are a true entrepreneurial spirit and not afraid to take calculated risks to disrupt the status quo; you're a visionary leader that listens to your team and values their ideas
• Strategic: you’re a critical thinker who uses logic to identify alternatives, evaluate, and present approaches to solve complex problems while thinking in terms of contingency plans
• Customer-focused: you understand the importance of customer experience and are able to achieve excellence in delivering the planned customer outcomes with the highest level of customer care and customer satisfaction
• Results-oriented: recognizes and resolves situations that are ambiguous or challenging, focus effort on meeting or exceeding goals, and pave the way for efficiency

• Bachelor’s Degree (Masters preferred) in Food Science, Microbiology, Supply Chain, or related; at minimum, high school diploma with no less than 4 years’ relevant experience
• 2+ years of experience in Quality, Supply Chain, Vendor Management or Food Manufacturing
• 1+ years of supplier or vendor management, including presentations, negotiations, on-boarding/off-boarding, performance evaluations, quality inspections, audits, etc.
• Well-versed in quality systems, food safety regulations, HACCP, GFSI, GMPs
• Background in Supplier/Co-Packer Management and Supplier Auditing
• Quality or Ingredient Certifications a plus (ASQ, SQF, AIB etc.)
• Efficient Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point), Google app (Gmail, drive, sheets, etc.), and Tableau capabilities

Schedule: Monday-Friday (working weekends and holidays may be required) + 75% travel 

It is the policy of HelloFresh not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, because they are a protected veteran, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law.