Senior Audit Manager, EMEA - Restaurant, Hospitality, and Food Service

Job Description

Are you passionate about improving human and planet health? We are seeking a dynamic Senior Audit Manager EMEA to lead our Restaurant, Food Service & Hospitality auditing and scheduling services within EMEA.

This role is pivotal in ensuring high-quality audit delivery, customer satisfaction, and cost optimization. You will manage a dedicated team, oversee audit resources, and drive operational strategy to meet defined KPIs and targets. You’ll have the chance to work with some of the biggest and most well-known brands in the industry, enhancing your professional experience and network. At NSF, we are committed to Doing the Right Thing, Treating People Well, Relentlessly Pursuing Excellence, and Embracing Unity. These values are at the core of everything we do and drive our mission to improve health and safety worldwide.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and become a key player in our mission!

Responsibilities

Including, but not limited to:

• Lead Restaurant, Food Service & Hospitality auditing and scheduling services within EMEA, ensuring delivery of operational & financial KPIs in line with the annual operating plan
• Direct and manage audit strategy to ensure high-quality delivery, customer satisfaction, and cost optimisation, while selecting, training, and developing a qualified management team to oversee audits
• Manage full-time, contract, and ASP audit resources, ensuring integrity through onboarding, training, and offboarding, and optimising audit delivery utilisation to achieve 80% for full-time auditors
• Create and maintain annual operating plans and budgets, establishing and leading scheduling resources for OTIF delivery of services
• Utilise audit delivery team to identify new customer needs and manage forecasts and annual budgets
• Coordinate and schedule audits to meet service delivery KPIs, ensuring adequate resources to meet client expectations
• Support new business acquisition through sales activity leadership, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and standards
• Operate within company authorisation levels and health & safety procedures, with a flexible approach to working across time zones and international travel
• Oversee a diverse team, including direct and indirect reports
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Food Industry or relevant allied sector
• In depth practical knowledge of food safety in UK/Europe and the auditing compliance requirements
• Previous auditing experience
• Successful & Sustained experience in operational leadership
• Fluent in English with excellent written oral command of the language
• Keen eye for detail and problem solving
• Ability to motivate & influence peers
• Working Audit requirement knowledge of Food Safety Practices and Quality Schemes (advantageous but not essential)
• Strong Financial and Commercial Acumen (advantageous but not essential)
• Used to working in a matrix organisation with high levels of collaboration (advantageous but not essential)
• Within a commutable distance of an NSF office (advantageous but not essential)
  
  

What NSF Offers

At NSF, we offer a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of improving human and planet health through our food business. As a Senior Audit Manager EMEA, you'll lead a dedicated team in delivering high-quality audit services, ensuring customer satisfaction and operational excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with major global brands, gaining valuable insights and experience in the food industry. Working at NSF means being part of a mission-driven culture that values Doing the Right Thing, Treating People Well, Relentlessly Pursuing Excellence, and Embracing Unity. These values foster a supportive and collaborative environment, providing you with opportunities for professional growth, international collaboration, and contributing to innovative solutions in the food industry. Join us and be a key player in driving global health and safety standards forward.

Apply now and send us your CV and cover letter. Come join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF Employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency, will become sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

About Us

With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.

Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.

NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

About The Team

From farm to fork, NSF is the go-to partner for the food, nutrition and wellness industries – ensuring the highest level of product safety, quality, integrity and sustainability. Across the globe, we continue to lead the way in certification, testing and compliance services, empowering our clients to deliver safer, higher-quality products to consumers while meeting the demands of an ever-changing regulatory environment.