What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Assurance – Site Support position at Mars?
Supplier Quality Assurance – Site Support
The primary role of the SQA Raws and Ingredients Manager is to execute continuous improvement activities for Raw and Packaging Materials sourced by Mars Petcare NA Business. This role will have accountability for conducting supplier audits and providing subject matter expertise in the ingredient or material assigned such as Essentials, Proteins, Fats, Packaging materials, Vegetables and Grains. This role will have direct accountability for delivering Global metrics related to supplier Audits and Assessments, provide input to the Ingredient/Packaging Risk Assesments, qualify new suppliers and drive supplier compliance to Mars Quality and Food Safety requirements. This individual will drive a lean culture through problem solving and Continuous Improvement for ~$1.2B spend in ingredients and packs for the North America Petcare business. The objective is to improve material quality, food safety and reliability. This will enable the sourcing strategy, mitigate recall risk, and drive projects with in the manufacturing network/strategic suppliers and most importantly ensure that we are providing the best Quality of products to our consumers. The SQA Raws and Ingredients Manager is responsible for delivering exceptional business results in the following key areas:
Drive a lean culture based on root cause analysis and problem solving
Supplier Development and Quality Improvement through coaching
Improvement projects through the supplier and manufacturing network
Reduction of non-conforming product
Improvement of specification quality
Material Quality Management adherence
The role operates in a pet friendly, open office environment supporting natural pet nutrition and making the world a better place for Pets.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Food Science, Engineering or related field is required.
Advance training in lean and problem solving.
3 years of experience in Quality and/or manufacturing in the Food Industry.
The physical capability of working in a manufacturing environment is essential.
Advanced computer skills to use data input and retrieval systems, spreadsheets, word processors and formulation applications are required.
Advanced experience in problem solving (preferred)
What will be your key responsibilities?
Drive robust problem solving that will lead to sustainable improvements in the supply chain materials.
Become Subject Matter Expert of assigned ingredient category.
Execute strategies that improve the reliability and consistency of the quality in the raw and packaging material for Mars Petcare.
Work with strategic suppliers to ensure the delivery of continuous improvement ideas and technology which ultimately leads to a competitive advantage.
Measure and drive improvements to supplier Total Conformance Index (TCI) through data analysis, and root cause corrective actions.
Work with the supplier to investigate & resolve material non-conformances to prevent reoccurrence and drive TCI improvements.
Undertake Supplier Development activities to build technical & operational capability to meet the future requirements of the supply strategy.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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