Business Consultant

Tampico Beverages, a growing multi-national company with corporate offices in Chicago, has an immediate opportunity for Technical Representative in Business Consultant Africa

ABOUT US: Bottling Irresistible

Here at Tampico Bottling, we are constantly striving to create moments of joy for our consumers through our products and an awesome culture for our employees! Besides working with one of the top selling brands of Refrigerated Juice Drinks available in groceries across America and around the world, we are a team of dedicated people focused on bringing our consumers the best tasting, highest quality products at the best value.

Our dedicated and inquisitive team is behind everything we do, we are always improving. We can only imagine what the future holds, but we know it will be irresistible.

Position Summary

The Business Consultant Africa manages the technical and quality relationship with Tampico licensees primarily in Africa and around the world. The main objective of this role is to maintain and improve the effectiveness of the Tampico Food Safety and Quality System at the licensees' producing facilities by overseeing and managing the quality performance of our licensees and of the Tampico finished goods they are producing. The Business Consultant Africa also assists the licensees with production, sanitation, and distribution issues related to Tampico product quality, as well as supports/manages all technical requests from and to the licensees. This position reports to the Sr. Director of Technical Services, with frequent interactions with Tampico’s Operations, Quality, R&D, and Commercial departments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee proper implementation and use of Tampico Quality System and Quality Assurance(QA) policies and procedures at licensee production and distribution locations through regular contact and occasional onsite audit visits.
• Create and implement detailed reports of audit visits and incident investigations, along with associated action plan containing root cause and corrective / preventive actions.
• Act as a technical expert and coordinator, evaluating potential quality, production, and distribution risks and opportunities, and performing root cause analysis and associated corrective / preventive actions, when qualifying new licensees, or addressing quality and production issues, including consumer complaints.
• Support, inform and instruct licensees on Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QC) topics, recommended quality control testing equipment, sanitation, and general food safety procedures and programs, as well as answer any technical, quality or documentation related questions and requests.
• Support Tampico Technical Services, Quality, and Operations Departments with continuous improvement regarding Licensee Quality programs and quality / distribution / technical related topics.
  
  

Qualifications

• 3+ year’s experience as a quality supervisor required, in food manufacturing, preferably in the beverage bottling facility; Experience as a Quality Supervisor in the beverage bottling business preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science or other related disciplines required (Combination of experience and education will be considered)
• Ability to take initiative, be self-motivated, and organized with investigative and troubleshooting skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships, interact with customers, and manage relationships
• Written and verbal fluency in English is required; French preferred
• Ability to travel locally 80% of the time, nationally and internationally
• Food/Beverage Plant auditor certification is p referred
• Able to stand, walk or sit for prolonged hours, lift 50lbs, and climb stairs and ladders
• Experience in Quality Systems (QA/QC plans, HACCP, GFSI, etc.), development, implementation and management
• Advanced Microsoft Office Experience
• Must currently reside in Senegal or Ghana
  
  

NOTE: Relocation is not provided for this position. No phone calls please.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Our organization has a dynamic work environment where positions may evolve and change. Therefore, the Company reserves the right to modify, delete, or add job duties, responsibilities and skills that are stated in this job description at any time.

Tampico Beverages, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.