Account Manager Quality

Position Title:Account Manager Quality

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Requisition ID: 44612 

As a Technical Account Manager Appetizers, you will play a key role in strengthening customer satisfaction and ensuring consistent product quality across the appetizers portfolio. You will operate in an international manufacturing environment where quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

In this position, you are the primary technical contact for customers on all quality-related matters. You combine technical expertise to ensure products and services consistently meet customer expectations and business objectives.

You will work closely with customers, production teams, R&D, supply chain, and commercial stakeholders to drive product quality performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

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Job Family: Quality & Food Safety

Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland  

Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V. 

McCain Appetizers Europe is an emerging major player in appetizers. Based on fresh vegetables, these include onion rings, breaded mushrooms and Wings. This may not mean anything to you now, but are you curious about what those are and want to be part of a very beautiful process? You see a fresh raw material turn into a beautiful and very tasty, finished product.

• Act as the first point of contact for customers regarding quality-related topics
• Manage product specifications, technical documentation, and customer information
• Support commercial teams during technical customer discussions and visits
• Participate in complaint handling processes, including root cause analysis and corrective actions with the manufacturing teams
• Drive continuous product quality improvements together with plant and operational teams
• Support successful new product introductions from R&D into operations
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and packaging requirements
• Contribute to building a strong customer-focused and quality-driven culture across the organization

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science or a related field
• Minimum 4 years of experience within food manufacturing
• Experience in Quality, Process, or related technical roles
• Solid understanding of quality standards, product specifications, and customer requirements within the food industry
• Experience with SAP, and MS Office
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including methodologies such as DMAIC, 5 Why, or 5M
• Fluent English, both written and spoken and Dutch would be nice to have

You are a proactive and accountable professional who enjoys working cross-functionally and building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You can translate complex technical information into practical solutions and customer-focused communication.

You are:

• Customer-oriented and solution-driven
• Strong in stakeholder management and collaboration
• Structured, accurate, and detail-oriented
• Curious and continuously looking for improvement opportunities
• Comfortable working in a dynamic manufacturing environment

• Salary from €4.071,- to €5.300,- gross per month
• 25 vacation days and 15 “ATV” days, which you can take flexibly
• 3% year-end bonus according to the collective labour agreement (CAO)
• You will need to be onsite in Rilland or Kruiningen every week.
• Discount on CZ health insurance (also for family members)
• Opportunities for personal development and growth through training and courses

You will have an exciting and responsible position in a dynamic and innovative organization. You will have the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and contribute to the ongoing improvement of our production processes.