Project Leader, Ingredient Supplier Quality - Columbus, OH
Abbott, Columbus, OH, United States
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life‑changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.
Our Global Supplier Quality Assurance (GSQA) group in Columbus, OH currently has an opportunity for a Project Leader, Ingredient Supplier QA.
The primary function of GSQA is to ensure a high‑quality supply of incoming materials through evaluation, monitoring and development of Abbott Nutrition ingredient and packaging suppliers worldwide. GSQA works with suppliers as part of an ongoing supplier management process and supports systems such as supplier qualification, supplier development, supplier monitoring and supplier event management. GSQA also supports plant quality assurance, operations and purchasing groups globally to ensure that incoming material documentation involving acceptance, testing/release, and CAPA are compliant with corporate and regulatory requirements.
What You’ll Do
Support strategic projects and continuous improvement activities associated with department and organization initiatives and goals
Maintain GSQA policies and procedures, ingredient specifications and acceptance plans, and ensure that these documents are current and compliant with internal policies and regulations
Monitor supplier performance and initiate supplier improvement activities, when needed
Ensure that proposed changes to supplier processes or ingredients are assessed, approved and compliant with specifications, and make changes when necessary
Maintain/control the status of ingredient suppliers and support supplier certification program activities
Lead ingredient supplier qualification and for‑cause audits, as well as supplier assessments, and work with suppliers on continuous improvement activities, where needed
Lead supplier event management activities to troubleshoot and resolve supplier processing or ingredient issues; support and influence suppliers to drive root cause analysis and implement effective CAPA when issues arise
Provide support to AN manufacturing plants by resolving incoming material issues in a timely manner
Qualify new suppliers/supplier locations
This role will report to the North America Ingredient Sr. Regional Manager. The position will not have budget responsibilities or direct reports.
Education And Experience, You’ll Bring
Required
Bachelor’s Degree in food science, physical or life science, engineering or related degree
3 years or more of experience in supplier quality assurance programs or related experience in operations or quality assurance in the food manufacturing industry
Thorough knowledge of food manufacturing processes and quality assurance principles
Technical understanding of different technologies, product quality systems and supplier programs, and ability to provide consultation and recommendations to help suppliers improve their performance
Preferred
Master's Degree
Ability to work independently and/or function with minimal supervision
Ability to manage several activities/projects at once, to organize and prioritize work, to meet deadlines and prepare plans and reports
Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and analytical thinking
Ability to effectively organize and communicate technical information
Ability to successfully interact and communicate with internal and external cross‑functional teams, and all organizational levels
Experience in performing or leading supplier audits and working independently through troubleshooting supplier issues
Travel
10% of the time
What We Offer
Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
Health care and well‑being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
Paid time off
401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and a history of being actively involved in local communities
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
The base pay for this position is $68,000.00 – $136,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.
Our Global Supplier Quality Assurance (GSQA) group in Columbus, OH currently has an opportunity for a Project Leader, Ingredient Supplier QA.
The primary function of GSQA is to ensure a high‑quality supply of incoming materials through evaluation, monitoring and development of Abbott Nutrition ingredient and packaging suppliers worldwide. GSQA works with suppliers as part of an ongoing supplier management process and supports systems such as supplier qualification, supplier development, supplier monitoring and supplier event management. GSQA also supports plant quality assurance, operations and purchasing groups globally to ensure that incoming material documentation involving acceptance, testing/release, and CAPA are compliant with corporate and regulatory requirements.
What You’ll Do
Support strategic projects and continuous improvement activities associated with department and organization initiatives and goals
Maintain GSQA policies and procedures, ingredient specifications and acceptance plans, and ensure that these documents are current and compliant with internal policies and regulations
Monitor supplier performance and initiate supplier improvement activities, when needed
Ensure that proposed changes to supplier processes or ingredients are assessed, approved and compliant with specifications, and make changes when necessary
Maintain/control the status of ingredient suppliers and support supplier certification program activities
Lead ingredient supplier qualification and for‑cause audits, as well as supplier assessments, and work with suppliers on continuous improvement activities, where needed
Lead supplier event management activities to troubleshoot and resolve supplier processing or ingredient issues; support and influence suppliers to drive root cause analysis and implement effective CAPA when issues arise
Provide support to AN manufacturing plants by resolving incoming material issues in a timely manner
Qualify new suppliers/supplier locations
This role will report to the North America Ingredient Sr. Regional Manager. The position will not have budget responsibilities or direct reports.
Education And Experience, You’ll Bring
Required
Bachelor’s Degree in food science, physical or life science, engineering or related degree
3 years or more of experience in supplier quality assurance programs or related experience in operations or quality assurance in the food manufacturing industry
Thorough knowledge of food manufacturing processes and quality assurance principles
Technical understanding of different technologies, product quality systems and supplier programs, and ability to provide consultation and recommendations to help suppliers improve their performance
Preferred
Master's Degree
Ability to work independently and/or function with minimal supervision
Ability to manage several activities/projects at once, to organize and prioritize work, to meet deadlines and prepare plans and reports
Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and analytical thinking
Ability to effectively organize and communicate technical information
Ability to successfully interact and communicate with internal and external cross‑functional teams, and all organizational levels
Experience in performing or leading supplier audits and working independently through troubleshooting supplier issues
Travel
10% of the time
What We Offer
Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
Health care and well‑being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
Paid time off
401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and a history of being actively involved in local communities
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
The base pay for this position is $68,000.00 – $136,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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