Senior Technical Manager, Global Food Safety Initiative

Position Overview :

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is seeking a Senior Technical Manager for its Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

The Senior Technical Manager’s role will consist in leading several food safety work streams within GFSI including communication to key stakeholders. The SeniorTechnical Manager will be in charge on the GFSI Benchmarking Process in collaboration with his / her manager who leads the GFSI Benchmarking. The candidate will be working in an international environment in close collaboration with Senior Quality Directors of the 400 member companies of The Consumer Goods Forum. There will also be opportunities to work with government representatives as part of the GFSI’s public private partnership strategy.

The Senior Technical Manager will report to the GFSI management team.

This is a fulltime permanent position, based in the CGF headquarters in Levallois-Perret (Paris area).

Key Responsibilities :

Development and Management of Working Groups and Work Streams

• Lead several Technical Working Group projects to deliver on mandates set by the GFSI Steering Committee.
• Select relevant representatives from member companies for each work stream, ensure their continuous engagement (e.g. webinars, conference calls…) and obtain consensus.
• Systematically liaise with the Working Group Chairs and board liaisons before and between the meetings to ensure timely delivery of objectives.
• Coordinate meeting planning, communication and report writing.
• Manage global stakeholder consultations (certification bodies, CPOs, non-profit / NGOs…).
• Help to identify relevant tasks to be proposed for new Technical Working Groups.

Communication

Management of the GFSI Benchmarking Process & GFSI requirements documents

Supporting functions

Requirements

The candidate must have the flexibility and freedom to travel to all continents and hold a valid French work permit.