Supplier Quality Specialist

Full-time - Mid Level

West Hills, CA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry. Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that's Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for conducting and coordinating quality related activities on behalf of Pharmavite and third-party ingredient, material, component, and co-manufacturing companies.
• Performs GMP audits of Pharmavite's suppliers (raw materials, packaging, contract manufacturers, and external laboratories).
• Performs capability assessments of suppliers related to their ability to meet specifications, volume, and other Pharmavite specific criteria.
• Coordinates vendor audit schedules and assists in the scheduling and management of third-party audit assignments, as needed, to ensure that audits are performed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Works with Procurement, R&D, Technical Operations, and Production functions to develop and implement a supplier qualification program and to proactively monitor and improve the quality of purchased materials.
• Reviews and approves raw material, component, bulk or finished goods specifications for supplier related inspection and testing requirements.
• Manages quality documentation files on suppliers, maintains supplier approval database and manages item restrictions in JDE.
• Ensures that appropriate change control procedures are implemented and followed by suppliers, and reviews, investigates and co-approves supplier change and deviation requests.
• Follows up on supplier non-conformances, problem reports and deviation investigations, and ensures that continuous improvement efforts are implemented by suppliers, as needed.
• Evaluates supplier non-conformance related to products, processes, and specifications, to identify the root cause and makes recommendations to improve controls and processes to meet product specifications.
• Prepares and maintains Supplier Quality Agreements.
• Establishes and monitors the quality performance metrics for suppliers.
• Provides on-going support to supplier development initiatives.
• Helps QA, QC and Procurement ensure that supplier's specifications and Certificate of Analysis (C of A's) or Certificate of Conformance (C of C) are consistent with Pharmavite's quality requirements.
• Participates in new product development with contract manufacturers.
• Assures proper documentation is received, reviewed, and retained in the proper system when qualifying and/or renewing qualification of suppliers.
• Assists in maintaining and renewing any 3rd party certifications pertaining to existing and new products manufactured by co-manufacturers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Requires a four-year college degree or its equivalent in job-specific experience.
• Requires two to five years' experience in quality assurance/control, supplier assurance, or audit activities, preferably in a pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, or food processing environment.

Nice-to-haves

• American Society for Quality (AQS) certification in auditing (CQA) or GMP compliance, or other quality-related certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation programs
• Comprehensive Total Rewards package
• Health and wellness support
• Recognition program