Experience

tropextrakt GmbH

• Germany
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Present

• Head of Quality Department

  • May 2016 - Oct 2019

  - Development of a quality management System- Checking and monitoring the QM processes as well as continuous further development of the quality management System- Coordination and implementation of quality assurance- Quality monitoring of the procurement process- Supplier management of the suppliers mainly located in Southeast Asian and South American regions; Supporting the suppliers in their corporate development for the European market, this is partly done as part of travel activities at the suppliers' site- Preparation and implementation of traditional food notification from a third country Novel Food (according to (EU) 2015/2283) in close coordination with the responsible national authority- Advising customers on product innovations and developing individual solutions- Independent evaluation and monitoring of compliance with quality, safety and food law aspects as well as customer and internal requirements for contractually agreed product qualities- Training of employees regarding quality management requirements- Participation in strategic quality and product development- Processing customer complaints- Implementation and support of project management (e.g. implementation of Acerola powder in baking goods, as an alternative to synthetically produced vitamin C, to improve the baking quality)- Effective resource planning (e.g. planning to ensure the qualitative and quantitative requirements of products through negotiations with suppliers )-Internal and external contact for complex food law and product-related questions for the entire product portfolio

• Qualitätsmanager

  • Oct 2015 - May 2016



Holman Fresh

• Melbourne und Umgebung, Australien

• Assistant Quality Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2014

  - Vorbereitung und Durchführung interner und externer Audits - Erstellung und Verbesserungen von Produktspezifikationen - Minimierung der Reklamationsrate auf unter 2% - Erstellung von Gefährdungsanalysen - Enge Zusammenarbeit mit Lieferanten an Massnahmen zur Qualitätverbesserung und neuen Produktideen - Vorbereitung und Durchführung interner und externer Audits - Erstellung und Verbesserungen von Produktspezifikationen - Minimierung der Reklamationsrate auf unter 2% - Erstellung von Gefährdungsanalysen - Enge Zusammenarbeit mit Lieferanten an Massnahmen zur Qualitätverbesserung und neuen Produktideen