BODYARMOR is a fast paced, dynamic environment where brand builders work together with the goal of becoming the number one sports drink! Extreme passion and teamwork are the essentials of being a successful member of the BODYARMOR team. BODYARMOR builds camaraderie amongst co-workers, and helps develop valuable relationships, with common goals in mind. BODYARMOR exudes an entrepreneurial culture combined with the resources and insight of one of the world's most iconic companies, The Coca-Cola Company, which acquired BODYARMOR in 2021. This unique environment gives people the ability to go above and beyond expectations, multi-task, meet deadlines, and have fun accomplishing goals
BODYARMOR is looking for a Supplier Quality Manager to join our team.
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The Supplier Quality Manager will provide a range of quality, food safety, regulatory and technical leadership experience in the beverage and/or food industry to support BODYARMOR's Supplier Quality onboarding function. This position requires expertise in auditing of new suppliers, microbiological risk assessments, regulatory compliance of ingredients/packaging material and investigation of non-conformances to drive corrective actions. This position will report to the Senior Regulatory Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage technical relationship between BODYARMOR and our suppliers
- Onboard new ingredient and packaging material suppliers
- Review and approve new ingredient and packaging materials
- Conduct Quality and Food Safety audits and assessments of suppliers
- Perform microbiological risk assessments on ingredients
- Assess regulatory compliance of ingredients and packaging materials for countries of sale of finished product including US, Mexico, and Canada
- Manages and keep up to date supplier and material documentation
- Investigate non-conformances and drive effective CAPAs
- Monitor and drive improvements on supplier performance
- Develop and manage supplier related metrics and internal and external reporting
- Support the continued development of Quality and Food Safety standards and guidance documents
- Work closely with Sourcing, NPD, and cross functional teams to drive compliance to standards
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in food science or relevant science discipline required
- 5 years' experience in Quality and Food Safety in the food or beverage industry required
- Working knowledge of FDA CFR Title 21 regulations required
- HACCP and/ or PCQI certification required
- Working knowledge of GFSI schemes required
- Auditing experience required
- Knowledgeable in microbiological methods and results interpretation desired
- Food Defense and Food Fraud knowledge desired
- Experience in packaging (PET), and hot and cold fill manufacturing
- Team player with strong attention to detail and self-starter required
- 20% Travel required by plane or car
Skills
Packaging Engineering; Influencing; Program Measurement (Inactive); Sustainability; Food Safety and Sanitation; Compliance; Measurement Verification; Green Solutions; Root Cause Analysis (RCA); Project Management; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP); System Economics; Six Sigma