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