How much does a Vendor Quality Control Analyst III make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Vendor Quality Control Analyst III in the United States is $49 as of February 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $45 and $54. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Vendor Quality Control Analyst III Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Vendor Quality Control Analyst III Salary $41 US February 26, 2024
25th Percentile Vendor Quality Control Analyst III Salary $45 US February 26, 2024
50th Percentile Vendor Quality Control Analyst III Salary $49 US February 26, 2024
75th Percentile Vendor Quality Control Analyst III Salary $54 US February 26, 2024
90th Percentile Vendor Quality Control Analyst III Salary $58 US February 26, 2024
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What skills does a Vendor Quality Control Analyst III need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Problem Solving: Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.

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Continuous Improvement: A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. Some see CIPs as a meta-process for most management systems (such as business process management, quality management, project management, and program management). W. Edwards Deming, a pioneer of the field, saw it as part of the 'system' whereby feedback from the process and customer were evaluated against organisational goals. The fact that it can be called a management process does not mean that it needs to be executed by 'management'; but rather merely that it makes decisions about the implementation of the delivery process and the design of the delivery process itself.

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Sales Engineering: Sales engineering is a hybrid of sales and engineering that exists in industrial and commercial markets. Buying decisions in these markets are made differently than those in many consumer contexts, being based more on technical information and rational analysis and less on style, fashion, or impulse. Therefore, selling in these markets cannot depend on consumer-type sales methods alone, and instead it relies heavily on technical information and problem-solving to convince buyers that they should spend money on the seller's products or services, in order to meet a business need (that is, to satisfy a business case). A sales engineer is thus both "a salesperson that understands and can apply engineering" and "an engineer that understands how to sell engineered systems". They thus not only sell but also provide advice and support. They provide this service to various internal or external customers, and they may work for a manufacturer (servicing its industrial-account/business-to-business customers), for a distributor (which in turn services the industrial-account/business-to-business customers), or for a third party such as an engineering consultancy or a systems integrator.

Problem Solving 12.3%
Continuous Improvement 4.32%
Sales Engineering 4.19%
Others 79.19%

Job Description for Vendor Quality Control Analyst III

Vendor Quality Control Analyst III evaluates vendor operations, products, and services for compliance with government and company quality standards. Conducts audits and testing of products, materials, and processes to measure effectiveness and compliance with company expectations. Being a Vendor Quality Control Analyst III analyzes and monitors metrics and KPIs to suggest improvement initiatives. Works with vendors and identifies alternative vendors to mitigate risks and resolve problems. Additionally, Vendor Quality Control Analyst III assists with drafting and negotiating service-level agreements to ensure performance/quality metrics, responsibilities, expectations, and penalties are adequately defined. Prepares reports and updates on vendor status and quality. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Vendor Quality Control Analyst III work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. To be a Vendor Quality Control Analyst III typically requires 4 -7 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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For Vendor Quality Control Analyst III, the upper level is Vendor Quality Control Analyst IV and then progresses to Vendor Quality Control Analyst V.

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Vendor Quality Control Analyst III salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Vendor Quality Control Analyst III, the highest Vendor Quality Control Analyst III salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Vendor Quality Control Analyst III salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Vendor Quality Control Analyst III salary is in Miami, FL, where the Vendor Quality Control Analyst III salary is 2.9% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-2.9%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 5.5%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.7%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 17.5%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-0.7%

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