Supplier Audit​/Evaluation Specialist – Polymer​/Chemical commodity

Supplier Audit/ Evaluation Specialist – Polymer/ Chemical Commodity

Location:

Near to Beachwood, OH

Onsite/ Hybrid/ Remote:
Onsite

Travel: 50%

Function:
Supplier Quality / Procurement Auditor

Overall

Experience:

12–15 years | Supplier Risk Audit

Experience:

8-10 years

You will lead the supplier audit and risk program for Polymer/ Chemical commodity, ensuring resilient, compliant, and high-quality supply. This role blends on-ground audits, analytical risk management, cross-functional collaboration, and supplier capacity to deliver measurable improvements in quality, compliance, and service.

• Audit Strategy Delivery
• Risk Assessment
• Material, Process Polymer/ Chemical commodity validation
• Supplier Performance
• Compliance Governance to specific norms (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, OHS, IATF etc.)
• Stakeholder Collaboration

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering / Polymer Science / Chemistry or equivalent.

8–10 years in supplier auditing, supplier quality, supplier assessment within Polymer/ Chemical commodity (Adhesion Engineered Polymer, Inorganic Specialty Chemicals, Upstream Chemical Polymers)

Demonstrated experience in auditing suppliers leading to measurable outcomes.

Supplier Operational Assessments – Perform Onsite assessments for Quality, Supply Chain Capacity

Apply value stream mapping, create material, and process flows, Document pain points and gaps.

Sound knowledge of risk modeling (FMEA/ SRM), SPC, Pareto/ 5-Why/8D, dashboarding, trend analysis.

Supplier communication, negotiation, crisp documentation, stakeholder management, decision-making under ambiguity.

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