# SQA Manager (Direct Material & Release), North America

**Company**: Oatly AB
**Location**: Philadelphia
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $115,000
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Food and Beverage

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## Description

We are looking for a SQA Manager (Direct Material & Release) North America to join our team. This role will be responsible for ensuring food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance of direct materials used in Oatly products in North America.

Responsibilities:

- Manage supplier quality and food safety for direct materials

- Conduct supplier risk assessments, including HACCP and food safety plan reviews

- Approve and manage direct material suppliers from a quality and food safety perspective

- Act as SQA release authority for externally produced products

- Review and approve analytical results and certificates of analysis (CoAs)

- Decide on block, release, or rejection of materials in ERP systems

- Lead food safety and quality investigations related to direct materials

- Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions with direct material suppliers

- Support deviations, complaints, and regulatory investigations

- Provide risk-based recommendations during supply disruptions

- Work closely with Q&RA team, Procurement, Operations, Logistics, Innovation, and Site QA teams

Requirements:

- 5+ years in food safety and quality roles within the food industry

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a food-related discipline such as Food Science, Microbiology, Biological Science, Chemistry, or Food Safety Management

- HACCP certification and FSMA PCQI certification required

- GFSI auditor training (BRCGS, SQF, or FSSC 22000) is preferred

- Continuous improvement or project management training is a plus

- Supplier quality management and audit experience

- Experience with ERP systems and material release/block processes

- Cross-functional experience within manufacturing or supply chain environments

- Strong knowledge of food safety, quality systems, and regulations

- Analytical, structured, and risk-based decision-making

- Clear communication and stakeholder management skills

- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

- Familiarity with ERP systems (preferably D365)

- Knowledge of product lifecycle management, document and deviation management systems

- Fluent in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)

Benefits:

- Flexible vacation

- Great benefits, including pet insurance

- Paid volunteer days off throughout the year

- Free oat milk

- Collaborative and supportive work environment

Salary: $115,000 per year (good faith estimate)

## Skills

### Required
- HACCP
- FSMA PCQI
- GFSI auditor training
- supplier quality management
- ERP systems
- food safety
- quality systems
- regulations

### Nice to have
- continuous improvement
- project management
- D365
- product lifecycle management
- document and deviation management systems

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