Private Label Quality Manager at Sokowatch

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Planning

• Implement the private label quality & sustainability strategy and procedures for Wasoko.
• Ensure compliance of the private label products with the regulation and standards in line with high quality standards and guidelines.

New Product development

• Follow product development steps to ensure delivery of PL product as per development plan.
• Organize technical processes, collecting and processing information to meet the development schedule.
• Validate the technical specifications along with supportive technical documents of selected products and its compliance with applicable regulation.
• Organize for the supplier approval audit in order to approve the manufacturing sites.
• Validate all packaging information, Label artwork & print proof to ensure its compliance with applicable regulation and standards.

Quality Follow up & Products control

• Ensure compliance of all PL products with the local regulation & follow up on any updates.
• Prepare, plan, execute and follow up all supplier Audits and product control plan for existing items.

Communication and Reporting

• Coordinate reporting and communication flow at all levels both internally and externally.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to prepare action plans and ensure timely completion of work

Human Capital Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation of Sokowatch policies and relevant procedures
• Coach, train, mentor, assist and motivates teams to enhance performance and produce quality work while ensuring they are continuously developed for higher level roles and achieve results.

Financial Responsibilities

• Propose and take necessary measures towards continuous reduction of the operational costs.
• Provide inputs on the preparation of budget when necessary

Key skills and competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Management or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years’ professional experience,
• Knowledge in the industrial sector (Sources supplies of raw materials – manufacturing – distribution)
• Experience on R&D, new product development or Quality process associated with the development and monitoring of the products.
• Auditing skills based on the international management systems
• Ability to assess the severity of non-compliance and conduct appropriate corrective actions on time.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Managerial Skills
• Strong planning and organization skills with sense of priorities.
• Strong oral, written communication & presentation skills
• Willingness to travel for work within country
• Must love working with people and cross cultural teams.