Supplier Quality Assurance – Development Specialist

Responsibilities

• Managing complex or business critical supplier qualifications.
• Discovering opportunities to simplify formulas through ingredient elimination.
• Reviewing and optimizing specification parameters where available.
• Ensure FSMA compliance of new sources of supply.
• Supports Sourcing in Activity Management with key Supplier Developments.
• Supports SQA with dedicated resources to rapidly advance key Supplier Developments.
• Evaluate the supplier raw material policy, tool capability, and management ability to deliver consistent materials.
• Manage sample analysis testing.
• Manage the audits (plant, organization, tools, traceability) of new suppliers following the Mars standards.
• Write audit reports, corrective action plan and follow‑up accordingly.
• Communication of our Quality and Food Safety, and Sustainability policies to suppliers.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, Engineering, or similar technical field.
• Must satisfactorily complete an accredited Lead Auditor training course during the first year.
• Knowledge of food safety and raw materials requirements.
• Knowledge of methods of analysis for raw materials, familiarity with respective laboratory equipment.
• Experience of monitoring projects at supplier sites.
• Free to travel in and outside of North America up to 50% of their time.
• English: read, written, spoken. French is an advantage.
• 2+ years of experience in a quality assurance or food safety role, preferably within the agricultural or grain industry.

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• supplier qualification management
• specification optimization
• FSMA compliance
• sample analysis testing
• audit management
• corrective action planning
• methods of analysis for raw materials
• laboratory equipment familiarity
• quality assurance
• food safety

• communication
• project monitoring
• organizational skills
• problem‑solving

• Bachelor of Science degree
• Lead Auditor training course