QA Supplier Approval & Onboarding Specialist

Eugene, OR

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Supplier Approval and Onboarding Specialist role is to execute activities in support of the internal supplier quality management program while ensuring a risk-based approach is used in ensuring supplier compliance with GloryBee programs and regulatory standards. The Specialist provides departmental support and serves as a liaison between Quality Assurance, Purchasing and Sales departments.

Responsibilities

• Conducts a desk audit review of supplier documentation to aid in new supplier approvals
• Responsible for processing existing and new supplier approval workflow and updating/maintaining vendor master data
• Determines risk of supplier and existing ingredient by performing a supplier review, a risk-based hazard analysis and food safety plan review, working with supplier and Purchasing to mitigate risks
• Maintains updated supplier documents and reviews suppliers based on the internal review schedule
• Evaluates new suppliers for existing products by comparing specifications and other relevant documents
• Provides resolution to customer inquiries regarding product information, supply chain questions and customer questionnaires
• Maintains customer documentation portals including Tracegains, Repositrak, SafeFood 365
• Revises existing internal product specifications as needed and update ERP system accordingly
• Drafts statements to meet customer and regulatory requirements for QA Management review
• Certificate of Analysis Creation as needed
• Backup for New-Hire Quality Assurance Training

Requirements

• Experience in supplier quality management
• Knowledge of risk-based hazard analysis and food safety plans
• Familiarity with customer documentation portals such as Tracegains, Repositrak, SafeFood 365
• Ability to evaluate supplier documentation and specifications
• Strong communication skills for resolving customer inquiries