FSQA Manager – Plant-Based Alternatives & Eggs (M/F/X)

Join one of France's fastest-growing foodtech scale-ups

At HelloFresh, we're transforming the way people cook and eat. Through our meal-kit boxes, we help thousands of customers cook delicious, balanced meals at home while reducing food waste and simplifying everyday life. Operating in 15+ countries, HelloFresh is one of the world's leading foodtech companies. The French market, launched in 2020, has experienced hyper growth and became market leader in 2021.

Behind this growth is a simple formula: technology, data, and a team of ambitious people working together to reinvent food at home. If you want to work at the intersection of data, strategy, and growth, and have a tangible impact on a fast-scaling business, this role is for you.

The Role

Are you passionate about food safety, supplier excellence, and driving quality standards across international supply chains?

We are looking for an experienced and highly driven FSQA Manager - Produce Herbs and Fruit (precut) to join our international Food Safety & Quality Assurance team. The role is Based in Paris.

In this role, you will take full ownership of our category, working with suppliers across Europe. This is an international category requiring close collaboration with global partners and cross-functional teams including Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Distribution Centres across multiple markets.

You will drive food safety and quality compliance, implement best practices, lead supplier performance improvements, and ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality products to our customers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead food safety and quality management for the precut category across international suppliers.
• Conduct on-site supplier audits and approval visits (Europe) to ensure compliance with EU food safety legislation and HelloFresh standards.
• Lead onboarding of new suppliers and products, ensuring full compliance with food safety, legal, traceability, and quality standards.
• Drive strategic quality improvement initiatives to reduce complaints and improve customer satisfaction.
• Own supplier performance metrics including complaints, out-of-spec deliveries, compliance KPIs, and corrective action follow-up.
• Investigate and manage quality incidents using structured root cause analysis and ensure robust corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Who You Are

• A science-based degree (e.g. Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or equivalent) is required.
• 3+ years of experience in Food Safety / Quality Management within the food industry.
• Experience in production, processing, or supply chains is highly preferred.
• Proven experience auditing food manufacturers (GFSI standards such as BRC, IFS, FSSC 22000).
• Solid understanding of EU food safety legislation and international supply chains.
• Excellent French and English skills (written and spoken). French speaking is essential
• Willingness to travel in Europa; approximately 20% travel expected.
• Strong communication with the ability to influence suppliers across different cultures.
• Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and confident in decision-making, even under pressure.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working across multi-market organizations is a plus.
• Intermediate to advanced Google Suite / MS Office skills (Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, Word/Docs).

What We Offer

• An international role with global supplier exposure within a collaborative European and French FSQA team.
• Ownership of a strategic category and opportunity to shape and elevate food safety standards across markets.
• A dynamic and international environment, with a strong corporate culture and DNA
• Delicious discounts on HelloFresh meal kits
• A steep learning curve guaranteed!
• Central Paris offices (1st arrondissement)
• Employee benefits (Alan Blue healthcare, transport discount, Gymlib, training budget)

Are you up for the challenge?

Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date. After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days.