Supplier Quality Assurance Technologist; Petcare; Hyderabad

Role Supplier Quality Technologist Location Hyderabad The Supplier Quality Assurance Technologist is responsible for managing a portfolio of raw materials packaging material supplier s qualification supplier development overall performance and continuous improvement In this role incumbent needs to work very closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all suppliers meet Mars global standard requirements In addition incumbent needs to execute local regional global commercial strategies Key Responsibilities Manage a portfolio of raw packaging local regional global assigned by the Business This includes requests from other business units as well Deploy Mars Global QFS standards eg Material Quality Management MQM Packaging Quality Management PQM Mold Mycotoxin Management etc as aligned with local regional global SQA strategies When required contribute to the drafting and formulation of Mars Global Q FS Standards Complete supplier risk assessment of material-supplier combination Establish supplier controls to hazards in accordance with the findings of MRA PRA Be an active member of MRA PRA team Carryout risk-based supplier audits as per calendar Drive S-CAPA with suppliers Immediately notify key stakeholders in case of critical non-conformities where Mars products consumers are or could potentially be at risk so that supplier risks are transparent to all Ensuring supplier material conforms to Mars specifications and verify capability of suppliers to manufacture to specification Regularly update supplier status to the Business Prepare and work on continuous improvement plans to upgrade supplier status Undertake supplier development work as per local regional global commercial strategy Contribute to the development of Local Regional and Global Commercial Strategies Analyze and resolve supplier related problems determine root cause and corrective preventive action with suppliers Provide vital support to the Commercial Sourcing strategies as well as Prime Activity programs Contribute then support implementation of local regional global SQA OGSM Monitor and measure SQA KPIs on a periodic basis and report to the business Support regional global commercial teams to execute business critical Supplier Quality Assurance processes Act as category SME to support commercial teams and suppliers to ensure consistent roll out within region Contribute within SQA community cross Mars segments to identify best practices and improve processes Provide information to support commercial preliminary supplier assessment Be the Commercial champion for QMP HACCP FMOS Site review meetings Be a key member of prime activities and ensure on-time delivery of projects Job Specifications Qualifications Education Professional Qualifications Bachelor Degree in Food Science Microbiology Food Engineering Food Technology or General Science Master s degree in aforementioned areas is preferred Knowledge Experience FMCG Food Beverages experience 4-7 years experience in QMS FSMS HACCP Quality Food Safety Management systems like ISO 9001 22000 and or equivalent internal Standards Preferable functional expert with 3-4 years of experience in areas of Quality Assurance In-depth knowledge understanding of raw materials packaging materials food safety quality management system HACCP supplier qualification process continuous improvement programs is preferred Excellent internal and or lead auditing experience Proficiency in Word Excel Power Point and SAP is preferred