About this role
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Lead and mentor a team of Supplier Quality Engineers to ensure effective execution of supplier audit plans and quality objectives. • Allocate and prioritize tasks within the team based on business urgency, risk level, and resource availability. • Monitor team performance through defined KPIs (audit closure timelines, SCAR effectiveness, supplier performance metrics) and drive continuous improvement. • Provide technical guidance and coaching on quality tools such as FMEA, SPC, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, and validation activities. • Ensure alignment of team activities with global supplier quality strategy, regulatory requirements (ISO9001, ISO13485), and OGSM. • Contribute conducting audits, review and approve audit reports, corrective action plans, and supplier qualification documentation before submission to management. • Drive standardization and best practices across supplier quality processes and ensure audit-readiness at all times. • Facilitate regular team meetings, performance reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions to enhance team capability. • Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, RD&E, Operations, and Global Quality teams to resolve supplier-related issues proactively. • Identify training needs and support skill development of team members to build future leadership pipeline. • Act as an escalation point for critical supplier quality issues and ensure timely resolution with stakeholders. • Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement within the team.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum of a bachelor degree in a related discipline (Chemical engineering /Biotech engineering /production engineering/ Pharmacy etc.) and / or master degree in Chemistry/ Quality / Purchasing / Supply Chain Management. • Lead Auditor Certification for ISO9001, ISO13485 and relevant standard. • Must have considerable experience in conducting ISO, GMP audits for regulatory and non-regulatory industry by onsite/remote mode. • Understanding of Lean, 6 sigma green belt. • 5-7 years of experience in leading team for Chemical or Pharmaceutical quality assurance/supplier quality assurance. • Familiarity with RCA Tools, SAP, eQMS tools, Data analytics is a strong asset.
Other skills required:
• Excellent written and oral communication • Team player who is easy to work with • Combination of big picture understanding and vision with outstanding attention to detail • Problem solver with strong analytical skills – comfortable with both theoretical and practical issues • Able to work independently and within a team. • Strong ability to document work. • Able to prioritize tasks effectively and to communicate roadblocks promptly to management within a fast-paced environment where project / team priorities may shift. • A curious person who stays abreast of the latest techniques and technologies • High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information