Quality Assurance Category Specialist

You notice risks before they become problems. As a Quality Assurance Category Specialist, you will be responsible for quality, food safety and organic integrity within your product categories. You'll enjoy a high level of autonomy, assessing suppliers, products and quality-related matters while playing a key role in the continuous improvement of our international supply chain.

What will you be doing?

At DO IT Organic, we work with hundreds of organic products and suppliers from all over the world. This requires robust quality assurance, sound risk assessment and people who are confident taking responsibility.

Within your product categories, you'll work at the intersection of suppliers, product specifications, analytical data, legislation and quality-related challenges. This makes the role varied, intellectually stimulating and highly influential in safeguarding the quality of our products and supply chain.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing and approving suppliers, products, specifications and supplier documentation.
• Reviewing analysis results and determining whether products comply with legislation, customer requirements and quality standards.
• Investigating, following up and documenting complaints, non-conformities and quality incidents.
• When following up complaints you will conduct root cause analyses and monitor corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to Category Managers and colleagues on complex quality-related matters.
• Preparing, conducting and following up on supplier audits.
• Translating developments in legislation and regulations into practical improvements across the organisation.
• Contributing to projects, risk assessments and improvements within the quality management system.

You will join a team of four QA Category Specialists (including this vacancy). During your first few months, you'll become familiar with our products, suppliers and processes. Before long, you'll be independently reviewing analyses, handling complaints and assessing supplier and product information.

As your knowledge of your product categories grows, you'll gain increasing ownership of suppliers, products and quality-related matters, becoming a valued subject matter expert for colleagues and Category Managers. You'll also have the opportunity to conduct supplier audits and contribute to the ongoing improvement of our international supply chain.

Practical information:

• 32 to 40 hours per week.
• Flexible start time between 7:30 am and 9:00 am.
• Willingness to travel internationally on occasion for supplier visits and audits.

What will you bring?

• Experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety, or a similar quality-focused role within the food industry.
• The ability to independently assess analyses, specifications and quality-related matters.
• A strong analytical mindset, attention to detail and confidence in making decisions based on facts and risk assessments.
• The ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• A good command of English, both written and spoken.
• Experience with supplier audits, HACCP, BRC or SKAL would be an added benefit.

Who are we?

For over 35 years, DO IT Organic has been building a fully organic food chain together with more than 30,000 farmers and 180 suppliers worldwide. Our portfolio includes over 1,000 organic products, ranging from food ingredients to private label solutions and our own brands, La Bio Idea and Amaizin.

We partner with customers who value quality, sustainability and transparency. As a certified B Corp, we are committed to driving positive change and were recently honoured with the prestigious King Willem I Award for Sustainable Entrepreneurship.

With strong growth and ambitious plans ahead, we are looking for people who want to help shape our future, adapt with us, and make a real impact.

What do we offer?

When you join us as a QA Category Specialist, you will get:

• A high level of autonomy and ownership of your own product categories.
• Opportunities to further develop your expertise in quality assessments, supplier management, audits and risk management.
• Premium-free pension scheme: we pay your share!
• 26 holidays and 8% holiday pay (paid out in May).
• Eligibility for an annual profit distribution in case of positive operating results (paid out in the second quarter).
• Automatic reimbursement of commuting expenses (€0.23 per km from 10 km), no need to submit expenses.
• The opportunity to buy STAK certificates with a permanent contract.
• Discount on a wide range of delicious organic products from our shop.
• A catered lunch every week (optional) for a small contribution per lunch.
• Fun activities every 2–3 months organised by our staff association.

Curious about the salary?

During an initial phone call, we’re happy to give you an indication of the salary range for this role. The final offer will be tailored to your experience, knowledge, and responsibilities.

Ready to apply?

Ready to make an impact in the organic food sector? The sooner you apply, the sooner you can start contributing to our mission!