Project Leader - Ingredient Supplier Quality Assurance

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Ingredients Supplier Quality Assurance Project Leader

Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.

Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® and ZonePerfect® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

Our Global Supplier Quality Assurance (GSQA) group, International Region (Europe and Asia) currently has an opportunity for an Ingredients Supplier Quality Assurance Project Specialist. This is a fixed term contract position, with potential for renewal for the right candidate. The position will be based in the Netherlands.

The primary function of the Ingredient Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) team is to ensure a high-quality supply of incoming materials through evaluation, monitoring and ongoing development of Abbott Nutrition (AN) ingredient suppliers worldwide. Regional SQA is part of the AN Global Supplier Quality Assurance (GSQA) group, responsible for working and communicating with suppliers as part of an ongoing supplier management process. GSQA supports systems such as: supplier qualification, supplier development, supplier monitoring, and supplier event management.  GSQA works in partnership with plant quality assurance, operations and purchasing groups globally to ensure that incoming material documentation including acceptance, testing/release, and CAPA are compliant to Corporate and regulatory requirements.

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

The Supplier Quality Assurance Project Leader, Ingredients will exhibit excellent communication and collaborative skills.  They will be expected to support projects and supplier topics, including:

• Qualification of new and existing ingredient suppliers to achieve sustainable supply to AN and Third Party Manufacturers (TPMs).
• Maintaining/controlling the status of suppliers on the AN Approved supplier list. 
• Provide support to AN manufacturing plants by resolving incoming material issues in a timely manner
• Initiation of deviations to assist the plants in utilizing materials, as necessary.
• Support and influence suppliers to drive to root cause and implement effective CAPA when issues arise
• Monitor supplier performance on an on-going basis and elevate trends to drive supplier improvement activities, when needed
• Ensure that proposed changes to supplier processes or ingredients are assessed, approved and compliant to AN specifications and policy requirements, and make recommendations for  changes when necessary

• Support supplier certification program activities
• Maintain GSQA policies and procedures, ingredient specifications and acceptance plans, and ensure that these documents are current and compliant with internal policies and applicable regulations
• Support strategic projects to achieve department and organization goals

This role will report to the Regional Manager, International - Ingredient Supplier Quality Assurance

Competencies

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in physical or life science, engineering, or a related degree
• Minimum 3 years experience in supplier quality assurance or related experience in operations quality within a Specialized nutrition environments or similar regulated industries
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes (production, logistics, and engineering) and experience applying Quality Assurance & Food Safety principles to drive improvements
• Technical understanding of different technologies (liquid and powder), product quality systems, and be able to provide consultation and recommendations to help suppliers improve their performance
• Good technical writing skills and confident using data analytical tools
• Ability to successfully interact and communicate with internal and external cross-functional teams, across all tiers of an organization.
• Language skills: Fluency in English.

Preferred:

• Master's Degree
• Ability to work independently and/or function with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage several activities/projects at once, to organize/prioritize work, to meet deadlines and to prepare plans and reports
• Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and analytical thinking
• Ability to effectively organize and communicate technical information

Travel:

• Around 25%

WHAT WE OFFER

• Abbott provides a varied, challenging and international position in a dynamic and pleasant working environment.  In our organization, you can count on excellent primary and secondary benefits, a positive working environment, a personal growth plan, extensive training opportunities and great career perspective. We are in the business of advancement, both in health solutions and in the lives and careers of our employees. Our work across the world and in many areas of healthcare provides a rich environment for our employees to explore career paths, interests and opportunities.

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. 

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION:

Netherlands > Zwolle : Grote Voort 247

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable