Head Of Americas Quality, Arla Foods Ingredients - USA, Baskin Ridge NJ

At Arla Foods Ingredients, we improve premium nutrition through science, innovation and quality. Every day, we work with customers around the world to develop ingredients that support healthier lives, from early life nutrition to medical nutrition and performance nutrition.

We are looking for an experienced Head of Quality Americas, to lead the quality agenda across the Americas. This is more than a traditional quality role. It is a business partnering position where you will report to our Global QEHS organization in Denmark but be located in Basking Ridge, (NJ) with our regional team, ensuring that quality enables business growth while safeguarding our customers, consumers and brand. The role is central to AFIs strategy in the Americas region, and regular travel to external or internal stakeholders should be expected.

If you thrive at the intersection of quality, business and customer collaboration, this is an opportunity to make a real impact and set direction in a global organization.

How you will make an impact

As Head of Quality Americas, you will define and drive the regional quality agenda, ensuring alignment with our global quality strategy while adapting to local market needs and regulatory requirements. You will act as the trusted quality advisor for the Americas organization, supporting commercial growth through strong stakeholder partnerships, robust governance and practical, risk based decision making.

Furthermore, you will

• Drive adherence to AFI's global quality standards in the Americas via robust product release, auditing, FSVP compliance, and quality governance.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial teams to address regional quality priorities.
• Oversee regional quality programs, including complaint handling, deviation management, change control, crisis response, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the Global QEHS representative to customers, suppliers, and external partners, converting regional business needs into global system and process improvements.
• Lead regional quality to reinforce governance, support growth, and deliver operational excellence.

What will make you successful

You are an experienced quality professional with a strong business mindset. You enjoy building relationships, influencing stakeholders and translating technical quality requirements into practical business solutions. You have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and combine sound scientific knowledge with commercial understanding and know how to balance customer expectations, regulatory requirements and operational realities.

In addition, we are looking for a candidate who brings

• A degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Engineering or another relevant scientific discipline.
• A minimum of five years'' experience within Quality Assurance, Food Safety or food manufacturing
• Qualification as Lead Auditor, HACCP and PCQI certification and FSVP responsible individual.
• Strong knowledge of food safety management systems and quality risk management.
• Experience working with FDA requirements and food regulations within the Americas is considered an advantage.

What we offer

At Arla Foods Ingredients, quality is a strategic driver of our business. You will join an international QEHS organization where collaboration and continuous improvement are at the core of everything we do.

Would you like to join us?

If you are motivated by combining technical expertise with business partnering and would like to help shape the future of quality in the Americas region, we would love to hear from you.

We review applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found. For additional information, please contact hiring manager Claus Olesen, Senior Manager, Global QEHS, (+45 9131 9556) or Head of Region Eva Kläning (+45 9131 9532)

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About Arla Foods Ingredients

Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) is an independent company within the Arla Foods Group, consisting of a little over 2,000 colleagues globally. Our headquarters is located in Aarhus, Denmark. However, we have a global presence with subsidiaries and regional sales offices spanning South America, Asia, Europe, and Northern America.

We are the global leader in improving premium nutrition and our purpose is clear Together we discover and deliver powerful nutrition for a stronger tomorrow. Together with our customers, research partners, suppliers, NGO´s and others, we discover and deliver ingredients and products that can advance lifelong nutrition for the benefit of consumers around the world.

By joining us, you'll find plenty of opportunities to shape your own development in a company that has achieved double-digit growth every year for a quarter of a century. While our factories may be packed with shiny steel vats, our labs look like something from the space program and our offices are awash in spreadsheets, we are a fundamentally human company with a genuine commitment to sustainability.

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Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to producing high-quality products while championing sustainability, health and innovation. We are passionate about people and our planet, striving to make healthy dairy nutrition accessible to all.

We are devoted to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Collaboration and diversity are key drivers of our success.

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