Global Product Manager – Sustainable Seafood Certification, MSC/ASC

🔥 8 hours ago

🇬🇷 Greece – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✅ Product Manager

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SGS

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1878

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Consulting • Healthcare • Food & Beverage

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) company, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to assure quality and integrity across various sectors. SGS is focused on sustainability, offering climate action services and an all-encompassing ESG portfolio under its IMPACT NOW suite. The company has ambitious targets for growth by 2027, driven by its strategy to address global megatrends. SGS operates globally, providing business assurance, connectivity and products, digital trust, health and nutrition, and solutions for industries and the environment.

📋 Description

• Manage the global MSC/ASC certification schemes for long-term viability and efficient operation • Ensure global internal and external KPIs, approvals and accreditations are maintained • Provide commercial strategy and go-to-market guidance to affiliates for product growth in key countries and regions • Track competitor products, research market trends and improve the global MSC/ASC growth strategy • Manage the Global MSC/ASC team across multiple locations • Maintain knowledge of SGS IT systems, procedures and external approval criteria for audit report reviews and certification decisions • Develop and monitor KPIs to support decision-making and continuous improvement • Manage launches of new MSC/ASC schemes and revisions • Manage department costs and expenses to support P&L targets • Conduct team performance appraisals and lead recruitment as needed • Serve as the global MSC/ASC technical expert and communicate scheme requirements to stakeholders • Achieve and maintain required MSC/ASC accreditations and monitor regulatory evolution • Maintain relationships with MSC/ASC Scheme technical management and senior leadership • Collaborate with Product Managers for globally managed food schemes to evaluate development opportunities and synergies • Participate in scheme owner committees and working groups • Provide subject matter expertise to the Global Food Team, International Sales and Global Key Account Managers • Develop business plans for product growth in key countries and regions • Collaborate with Marketing on product-specific materials • Contribute to Food Assurance business objectives • Report to the Global Food Certification Manager

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive knowledge and experience of the MSC/ASC Seafood Certification business and relevant regulations • Ability to combine technical credibility with relationship management and commercial awareness • Excellent understanding of food, aquaculture and quality systems in a certification and auditing context • Background from Certified Body is a must have • Experience with compliance, food safety and regulatory intelligence platforms • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills • Strong team leadership and people management skills • Business/commercial acumen to support go-to-market (GTM) strategies • Excellent verbal, presentation and technical writing skills • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build trusted relationships at all levels • Attention to detail and ability to multitask effectively and work under pressure • Ability to manage conflicting priorities across multiple countries or projects • Fluent in English • Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) • Experience with Copilot 365 and/or similar AI-powered productivity and decision-support tools • Lead auditor level qualification in the specific product, including required food processing industry experience (desirable) • People management and managing or working with remote teams (desirable) • Extensive audit experience, including commercial proposal preparation and multi-site or Integrated Audit proposals (desirable) • Responsibility for maintaining accreditation against ISO 17065 (desirable) • Work experience within a large multinational company and managing communication within a large network (desirable) • Valid right to work in the candidate's country of residence

🏖️ Benefits

• Investment in employees for long-term development • Flexible schedule • Hybrid/remote model • SGS University and Campus for continuous learning options • Multinational environment with colleagues from multiple continents • Benefits platform • Supportive and inclusive work environment • Professional growth and personal development opportunities

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