Governance Manager (12 Months FTC)
On-siteLiverpool, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead the site's Quality Management System (QMS) and governance function, ensuring robust, compliant, and audit-ready frameworks for FDA, FSSC, ISO, and customer inspections. Oversee critical areas including product disposition, complaints management, internal auditing, food defence, food fraud prevention, material assessments, and product registrations. Provide strategic oversight of change management processes and risk mitigation while driving continuous improvement initiatives. Manage the Governance team, develop succession planning, and act as the escalation point for quality and compliance risks. Maintain operational stability during organizational transitions and ensure sustained readiness for regulatory reviews.
Required Qualifications
- Proven leadership experience within a Quality, Food Safety, Compliance or Governance function in a highly regulated manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge and practical application of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and regulatory compliance requirements
- Experience managing regulatory, certification and customer audits, including FDA, FSSC, EHO, Trading Standards and ISO standards
- Demonstrated experience in governance of change management, risk management, and internal audit programmes
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders at all organisational levels
- Experience of food defence, food fraud, complaints management, product registrations and material approval processes
- Track record of driving continuous improvement and embedding a strong Culture of Quality
- Experience managing compliance risks, business continuity and regulatory readiness
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills within a highly regulated environment
- A strong people leader
- Accountable, resilient, influential and quality-driven
- Able to provide strategic oversight, influence stakeholders at all levels, and lead high-performing teams through change while driving a strong Culture of Quality and continuous improvement mindset
- Possesses strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, risk management, change management, food defence, food fraud, complaints management, product registration and product disposition
- Demonstrates sound risk-based decision making
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- The ability to balance compliance, consumer safety and business priorities in a fast-paced environment
Desired Qualifications
- Relevant degree and experience within food, pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industries preferred
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