Quality Analyst

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.

Join our team as a Quality Analyst, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring excellence in our operations. Responsibilities include ensuring quality data and driving data-driven decision-making. You'll develop and manage reporting tools, lead improvement projects, and contribute to the continuous enhancement of our quality systems and standards. If you're passionate about quality, digital tools, and driving impactful change, we want you on our team.

Key responsibilities:

Data Analysis and Reporting Tools Development

• Extract, analyze and synthesize quality data from multiple operation systems (ERP, QMS software, etc.) across international manufacturing sites.
• Build and maintain dynamic dashboards and reports (Power BI, Excel, QMS) to track corporate KPIs and support strategic decision-making.
• Lead monthly reporting cycles, providing insights to corporate and site teams to improve performance and reduce quality issues.
• Support ERP implementation with a focus on quality data structures and reporting capabilities.
• Promote data integrity and harmonization across all systems and facilities.

Quality Process Execution and Continuous Improvements:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficient execution of quality workflows and quality-related business processes, investigate causes of process deviations, develop and implement more effective solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization through digitalization, automation, and advanced analytics.

Quality Project Management

• Lead global and multi-site Quality Systems related projects and participate in global and site-level quality improvement projects, coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure progress, engagement, and alignment.
• Communicate project milestones and results clearly to different levels of the organization, from shop floor to senior leadership.
• Contribute to the preparation of regular progress and activity reports to stakeholders and senior management.

Quality Standards and Training

• Collaborate with senior management and subject matter experts to establish and refine quality standards, policies, and procedures that align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Support internal and external audits by providing accurate data, reporting tools, and documentation.
• Contribute to the development of fitting competencies of operations personnel. Develop training course content for Quality policies, and -standards driving a common culture of continued quality excellence.
• Oversee administration of the Quality Management System.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology/ Food Chemistry, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Quality management in the food and beverage industry or in related industries.
• Strong experience with data visualization tools (Power BI), Excel, and QMS platforms.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and data structures, ideally with implementation experience.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Passion for digital tools and curiosity to explore new solutions.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Physical requirements:

• Ability to travel (up to 25%)
• The position requires the individual to work at our Lucerne, Switzerland office.

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