Dynamic Quality Assurance leader with extensive experience at Walmart Inc., driving strategic initiatives in regulatory compliance and supplier management. Proven track record in enhancing product lifecycle management and fostering cross-functional collaboration, resulting in significant improvements in quality assurance and technical design process. Passionate about talent development, continuous improvement and leading high performing teams.
Quality Assurance and Technical Design leader for Members Mark Brand across multi-channel platforms, global sourcing leadership, and PLM systems implementation, encompassing Food, Consumables, Health and Wellness, General Merchandise, and Apparel, end-to-end process from item concept through commercialization.
Senior member of the Member’s Mark brand leadership team responsible for effective design, implementation, and maintenance of a robust and effective Quality Assurance and Technical Design strategy and framework for a ~$20B brand with YOY comparative growth.
Responsible for global quality assurance and compliance (food/product safety interactions) across multiple third-party laboratory networks.
Heavy emphasis on product test protocol harmonization and optimization across multiple 3P laboratories, maximizing safety design for food, electricals, consumables, and general merchandise processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
Quality Assurance leader across Food, Consumables, Health & Wellness for Member's Mark brand.
Responsible for leading strategic initiatives relating to global supplier management and onboarding, end-to-end quality lifecycle of items, and associated customer feedback management.
Led business strategy on PLM system design and implementation.
Private Brand PLM System and Supply Chain Transparency platforms for Walmart/Sam's Club across approximately 2,800 suppliers.
Food safety and regulatory category management for Walmart/Sam’s Club private branded product range includes GFSI site approval tracking, managing communication channels around PLM system usage, and compliance with food safety requirements.
Management of category-specific food product removals: investigation, execution of removals, regulatory follow-up, and senior leadership communications.
Design, implementation and management of operational Food Safety Audit program with 3PLs – tracking completion and managing corrective action follow-up.
Strategic development and implementation of the operational food safety subject matter area in compliance with Wal-Mart International policy requirements and subject matter management systems.
Development and implementation of both ASDA and Wal-Mart’s international food safety compliance program for the UK market, including an annual Ethics and Compliance risk assessment program.