Abbott

Program Manager – Ingredient Supplier Quality Assurance

Abbott

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Cootehill • Ireland

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SeniorLead

About the role

  • Manage a team of Project Leaders with varying levels of experience and expertise within the Regional Supplier Quality team
  • Support team development and growth initiatives to deliver exceptional performance
  • Optimize ways of working to support delivery of key departmental and business objectives
  • Develop tactical plans and implement actions to support global program strategies, management methodologies and tools
  • Oversee opportunities for continuous improvement in the global ingredient landscape and support the shaping of the short and long-term strategic direction
  • Support overall compliance to established procedures and/or global regulations where applicable
  • Lead programs that assist in the identification, formalization, implementation and management of key global strategic initiatives
  • Oversee development and execution of organizational reporting capabilities of key strategies and harmonization of Ingredient QA operational activity drivers and core responsibilities
  • Provide support to manufacturing plants by resolving incoming material issues in a timely manner and the approval of exception reports where required.
  • Support in developing or strengthening ingredient suppliers’ systems and processes to improve process capability in complex situations
  • Manage the CAPA system for incoming materials. Monitor suppliers on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis by evaluating exception report data and reporting information to appropriate areas of the business (i.e. Purchasing and Operations), as well as the suppliers.
  • Provide support to global operations by resolving incoming material issues in a timely manner with adequate CAPAs to support sustainability.
  • Qualification of new and existing suppliers to achieve sustainable supply relationships
  • Utilize supplier development tools to assess, create action plans, and work with suppliers and AN plants to improve performance.
  • Responsible for maintaining/controlling the status of suppliers on the global supplier list.
  • Perform risk assessments of supplier performance/tiered status to develop the annual audit schedule.
  • Perform supplier audits including qualification, supplier excellence, and for-cause audits.
  • Initiate, write and support issuance of deviations to assist the plants in utilizing materials, as necessary.
  • Support in maintaining GSQA policies and procedures, ingredient specifications and acceptance plans, and ensure that these documents are current and compliant to internal policies and regulations
  • Oversee the function of the qualification and certification programs to assure that suppliers comply to policies and any risks to the company are minimized.
  • Assure that proposed changes made to supplier processes are approved and compliant to specifications or established contractual obligations.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor of Science degree in technical or science field required
  • 8-10 years or more of experience in supplier quality assurance programs or related experience in operations, purchasing or quality assurance in a regulated (preferably food) industry w/ experience in project or program management
  • Thorough knowledge of food manufacturing processes and quality assurance principles
  • Technical understanding of different technologies, product quality systems and supplier programs, and be able to provide consultation and recommendations to help suppliers improve their performance
  • Experience in performing/leading supplier audits and working independently through troubleshooting supplier issues
  • Experience leading cross-functional project teams to develop and execute strategies
  • Ability to successfully interact and communicate with all organizational levels internally/externally and with leadership.
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage several activities / projects at once, to organize / prioritize work, to meet deadlines and to prepare plans and reports.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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