Quality Assurance Supply Chain

RAHUL SINGH

+91-813******* **************@*****.*** Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dynamic and certified Food Technologist with 8+ years of progressive experience in Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, and Project Management in food and beverage supply chains. Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, ensure food safety compliance, and drive operational excellence across multiple sites and vendors. Seeking senior quality management roles in FMCG or food manufacturing sectors. CORE COMPETENCIES

• Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• FSSAI, ISO, HACCP, BRC, FSSC, IFS Standards

• Internal/External Audits & Vendor Management

• Project Management (CAPEX/OPEX)

• MIS, KPI Dashboards & Root Cause Analysis

• Training & Quality Culture Promotion

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NESTLE INDIA LIMITED (June 2022 to till date) - Supply Chain Quality Assurance

(QHSE Lead) - West Branch

• Ensure the consistent application of Integrated Management System by:

- Establishing the Operating Quality Manual in collaboration with cross functional stakeholders

- Manage deviations (Finished goods/reworked material) with 100% control and Zero misses.

- Auditing of all 7 DCs for FSSAI and NQMS standards and ensure 100% compliance to standards.

• Prepare and publish KPI dashboards of all DCs across West Branch.

• Assist in design and development of project plan, Gantt chart and coordinate for achievement of Project timelines.

• CAPEX /OPEX procurement related to food and human safety forecasting quality requirement.

• Support Continuous Excellence and improvement in Operation – 1 improvement in calendar year.

• Prepare Annual Operation plan and develop tracking mechanism on weekly and Monthly basis for all DCs.

• Liaison with vendors to meet customer requirements.

• Promote quality awareness/quality culture across the Supply Chain by identifying specific training needs, developing One pagers/Presentations in collaboration with Market Quality, H&SE Function and Training & Development Excellence Function.

• Customer complaint handling and redressal mechanism tool – 20% reduction and timely resolution within SLA

• Ensure QIVC and assist in risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and Global standards in Value chain.

• Supplier Audits and on-boarding of New Site/Vendor with assistance for Capability building.

• FSSAI, LM and other Statutory compliance assistance to Vendors and ensure compliance by review mechanisms.

• Functional Training/Development support to other department as SME. Nature Bio Foods Limited (Subsidiary of LT Group) – Aug 2020 to May 2022 - Quality Executive

• Liaison with Government agencies – FSSAI, APEDA, EIA, LM etc.

• Conducting Supplier Audits, Internal Audits, External (3rd Party Audits) and Vendor Evaluation as per schedule.

• Ensuring compliance to Statutory bodies (FSSAI) and other Food Safety Standards.

• Implementing Good Manufacturing Practices in the plant and Conducting Good Manufacturing Audits.

• Audits on standards – FSSC 22000, ISO-45001, BRC GS, IFS, Organic Standards (NPOP, NOP) and Statutory audits

• Customer Complaints handling – Preparing CAPA and ensuring continuous improvement in the plant.

• HACCP Review, On-site Verification, Review of Standard Procedures as and when required. Avitech Nutrition P. Ltd – May 2019 to Jul 2020 - Analyst (Wet Chemistry)

• Analysis of R&D samples as per the stated specification.

• Calibration of instruments in Laboratory and standardization of standard Chemicals.

• Internal Audit of other department as per schedule and working on the CAR of non-conformities.

• Revision of STPs and SOPs with the help of Reporting Manager, as and when required.

• Implementation of Good Laboratory Practices and Good Documentation Practices in the Laboratory Imperial Malts Limited – Sep 2018 to April 2019 - Quality Executive- Documentation

• Ensuring HACCP and Food Safety Management Systems implementation in the plant.

• Assisting FSTL in Audits and maintaining compliance in the plant. Daawat Foods Limited (Subsidiary of LT Group) – June 2016 to Dec 2017 - Quality Executive

• Analysis of products at external Labs as per USFDA, EU and FSSAI norms.

• IPQC of Rice flour, Whole wheat flour: Moisture, Ash, PSD, AIA, Gluten, Heavy filth, Alcoholic acidity.

• Ensuring HACCP and Food Safety Management Systems implementation in the plant.

• Research &Development as per the business need and market demand – Fortified Products.

• Assisting FSTL in Audits and maintaining compliance in the plant.

• Ensure supply chain with respect to Compliance for specified statutory requirements and company standards. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Project 1 Transition: Successful transition of 6 Project DCs within stipulated timeline and allocated budget: Nestle.

• IMS Implementation: Successful Implementation of IMS standard for West Branch, Nestle India Limited.

• Automation and Digitization of Reporting – IPQC, GMP Audits, Production BMR, External Audits

• New Projects: 100% Monitoring of Temp. and Humidity for Pan India Units from Scratch to Implementation-Nestle

• Worked on 7 products in R&D: Fortified Rice Kernel, Fortified Wheat Flour, Rice Syrup and Instant Tea.

• 100% score in 3P FSSAI Audit – across all DCs of West Branch consecutively for Four years.

• Worked on Process development to remove Infestation from Products at Raw material stage in grains.

• Worked on APEDA scheme Project “Upgradation of Infrastructure for Quality enhancement.” - NBFL

• Horizontal implementation of 5S and Food Safety Drive in Plant - NBFL.

• Prepared and implemented Standard Operating Procedures for ensuring Food Safety Management System

• Successfully achieved FSSC, IFS, HALAL, KOSHER and GMP certificate for all Plants (Vendors and Self). PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Process Continuous Improvement

• Training and Skill development

• Cross functional collaboration

• Team and Time Management

• Good Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Adaptability to Work environment.

• Decision making based on Analytical results.

• Operational Budget Forecasting

IT SKILLS

• Workplace IT basics – WOS, MS Teams, SAP Functions

• Advanced Workplace tools - Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Certificate course on Functional foods from IIT Kanpur (from Oct 2018 to Nov 2018).

• Certificate course on Communication Skills for Modern Management (Team Management) – July 2023

• Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma – 2023

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification and Training – Feb 2025

• e-Post Graduate Program in Public Health Nutrition – Jan 2025. EDUCATION

Guru Jambheshwar University of Sci. and Technology (2014-2016) M.Sc. in Food Technology; Grades - 70.9%

University of Delhi (2011-2014)

B.Sc. (H) in Food Technology; Grades - 70.31%

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