Internal Supplier Quality Specialist

Supplier Quality Specialist

The Supplier Quality Specialist is responsible for execution of Natures Way supplier quality management programs to ensure suppliers and externally produced products meet or exceed corporate quality requirements and are compliant with relevant regulations including 21 CFR 111, 21 CFR 210 / 211, and 21 CFR 117. This is achieved through maintaining supplier documentation, resolving nonconformances and out of specifications, conducting supplier quality performance reviews, developing supplier relationships and auditing new and existing suppliers. The Supplier Quality Specialist participates in departmental and cross-functional project initiatives. This role works with Supply Chain to execute sourcing initiatives for new suppliers, with the Quality Control Laboratory when setting specifications and conducting out of specification investigations, and with Product Development to help commercialize new products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Execute processes for component and product qualification, establishing and maintaining specifications for external raw materials, packaging components, bulk, and finished goods.
• Issue supplier nonconformance notifications.
• Review and approve the related corrective action responses.
• Conduct thorough, accurate, and timely out of specification (OOS) investigations.
• Make related disposition decisions, and material reviews.
• Ensure that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken.
• Review and approve supplier deviations, rework plans, and change controls.
• Support investigations of customer complaints.
• Maintain master data and documentation, including the approved supplier list, in business information systems.
• Facilitate the supplier qualification process and the execution of related quality agreements.
• Participate in supplier audits when needed.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts for quality, compliance, and efficiency within processes.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.