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What you will be doing
The QA Specialist is primarily responsible for the supplier approval process and day-to-day engagement with suppliers to ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and supplier agreements.
1. Create, review, and ensure completion of Quality/Pharmacovigilance Agreements with suppliers. Maintain all Quality and Technical Agreements pertaining to suppliers within the Quality Management System.
2. Perform audits of suppliers to ensure practices are aligned with regulatory and other requirements which includes onsite audits and desktop assessments. Based on these audits, exercise specific judgement of a potential supplier's fitness to supply goods and services to ABC.
3. Create audit reports, assist suppliers with creation of CAPA, and ensure observations/CAPA are corrected as intended and on schedule in conjunction with ABC policy and regulatory requirements applicable to the good/service provided.
4. Serve as a primary contact/liaison with the suppliers on behalf of Quality Assurance for all items related to supplier complaints and closure of open issues.
5. Work jointly with Quality, Procurement, Supplier Trade Relations, and other teams as needed to ensure all groups are informed on the status of new suppliers.
6. Coordinate completion of requirements for new and existing suppliers.
7. Create and revise the Approved Supplier List as needed.
8. Interact with Cencora Corporate to coordinate the supplier addition process whenever an existing ABC supplier is added to the Approved Supplier List.
9. Lead the site's Internal Audit Team – regular meetings, training of new auditors, and manage annual audit schedule.
10. Partner with the Accounting Team to ensure new suppliers are added to Master Data and the ERP system as required and ensures suppliers are removed from the same systems when needed.
11. Prepare various reports and metrics for the Procurement and Quality teams to track the ongoing status of suppliers.
12. Ensure all supplier files are maintained and archived in accordance with established documentation policies and procedures.
13. Perform related duties as assigned.
What your background should look like
1. The position requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education.
2. Requires 3+ years' experience in a quality role within pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
3. In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements as it pertains to supplier auditing
4. ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) strongly preferred.
MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. Strong customer service skills
2. Strong interpersonal skills
3. Demonstrates leadership qualities and the ability to effectively train others
4. Good decision-making skills
5. Good analytical and quality skills
6. Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
7. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
8. Ability to resolve supplier issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
9. Ability to successfully execute multiple tasks at the same time
10. Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and other computer related skills
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.
To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.
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Full time Salary Range*
$70,400 - 100,760 This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range. Affiliated Companies:
Affiliated Companies: Amerisource Health Services, LLC Equal Employment Opportunity
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