Shailesh S.
\"AVP- Head of QA & FS || Director -Head of Quality Assurance || GM-Quality Assurance operation & QMS | Food Safety Expert | HACCP, QMS, NPD Specialist | 25+ Years in Retail, Food & Beverage QA\"
- Role
- Avp- Head of Quality Assurance & Food Safety at Reliance Retail
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shailesh S.
Assistant Vice President - Quality Assurance | 25+ Years of Excellence in Quality, Food Safety & Regulatory ComplianceAccomplished QA professional with extensive expertise in leading Quality Assurance operations across the Food & Beverage, FMCG, and Retail sectors. Proficient in driving product, process, and packaging standardization, regulatory compliance, and system implementations (HACCP, Key Highlights: Designed and implemented robust Quality & Food Safety systems, ensuring product safety and regulatory compliance across global and regional operations. Conducted 600+ audits, including supplier qualifications and third-party certifications, driving operational excellence and compliance. Delivered strategic QA initiatives, such as IT-enabled QA tools and Business Continuity Plans for risk mitigation. Specialized in carbonated beverages, hot-fill products, packaged drinking water, and packaging quality.Core Strengths: QMS & HACCP Implementations Cross-Cultural Team Leadership Supplier & Process Excellence Regulatory ComplianceWhat Drives Me:Passionate about delivering safe, high-quality products, I excel at building robust QA systems, mentoring teams, and fostering innovation. Let’s connect to explore how I can contribute to your organization’s success.
Experience
Avp- Head of Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Nov 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Heading corporate Quality Assurance Operation - Designing QA strategy with respect to process Implementation and QA trainings to the food handlers- Planning and executing warehouse Internal audit across 180+ locations- Leading and mentoring a team Regional QA Manager QA Managers team. Collaborating with cross functional team for different improvement projects- QA Strategy planning to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance, product specification /Vendors qualification(Food/Nonfood). Customer concern RCA/ CAPA- Monitoring Food regulatory and statutory compliance at warehouse level and coordination with Regulatory teams- Streamlining all New warehouse opening with Hygiene and food safety perspective- Collaborating with cross functional teams to ensure Hygiene and food safety compliance at warehouse operation & - reduction in customer concerns and Customer Returns.
Education
Nagpur University
B.Sc. (Chemistry) and D.Pharmacy, Chemistry
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