Sr. Manager Food Safety, IN Operations Compliance

You will lead Amazon India Ops food safety initiatives. You will develop/ execute or exercise oversight on food safety management strategies that protect customers and business interests. This includes food safety/ legal/ statutory policy definition, update, efficacy check oversights for ensuring food safety throughout the IN Ops network. You will ensure Amazon's food safety programs meet current and future regulatory requirements. Where needed, you develop food safety protocols, implement risk management solutions. You leverage in-depth knowledge of food safety regulations and standards, including HACCP and GMP, to monitor activities throughout food chain for upkeep of Food safety standards. Your key focus areas include: leveraging customer feedback and regulatory contacts to identify actionable insights to improve operational compliance. You will oversee metrics and mechanisms to manage – a) food safety investigations, b) regulatory contacts and proactive regulatory engagement, c) site audits and compliance improvement versus defined standards, d) status of foundational compliances, including ( but not limited to) expiry, storage, temperature, pest control, licensing compliances, e) training (e.g., FOSTAC or defect specific) and on-site visuals to enhance o BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 8+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience - Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field - 3+ years of working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies experience - 10+ years of experience in food safety management across diverse operations network (1p vs 3p, Quick Commerce, and other specialty fulfillment) PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent - Professional auditing qualification (lead auditor/ equivalent- FSSC ver 6/ others) - Experience of working in technology rich e-commerce/ quick-commerce industry

Amazon is a global technology company operating in e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), digital streaming, advertising and artificial intelligence. Its India operations span development centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Gurugram and Mumbai, covering retail technology, AWS infrastructure, Alexa, advertising, payments and supply-chain systems.