Supplier Quality Supervisor

About Hawkins

Hawkins, Inc. is a formulator, manufacturer, blender, distributer, and sales agent for thousands of industrial chemicals and reagent grade laboratory chemicals sold to municipalities and businesses throughout the Central United States. Thousands across a variety of industries have depended on Hawkins for the chemical products they need since 1938.

Learn more about us at https://www.hawkinsinc.com/careers/

ABOUT THE JOB

Accountable for the quality of external businesses partners including suppliers, co-manufacturers, and warehouses. The Supervisor will coordinate efforts to evaluate, select, qualify, rate, monitor and improve external quality. This position will develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and oversee the Supplier Approval Program, working with staff to:
  
  
  
  • Document RA qualification of new suppliers and materials
  • Contact suppliers to gather critical quality data and follow up as needed.
  • Lead external quality audits and manage supplier corrective action follow-up.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline process or make improvements to the gathering or storing of supplier data.
  
  
  
  
• Manage the Approved Supplier list and direct team on priority items.
  
  
  
  • Work with internal business partners, such as Purchasing and Sales, to identify supplier priorities and strategize with team to work efficiently.
  
  
  
  
• Manage the relationship with external auditing services to complete audits of foreign suppliers on a risk-based schedule.
• Report KPI metrics for External Quality.
• Set goals for team that align with Quality strategy and organizational needs
  
  
  
  • Lead, train, and mentor team members to ensure continuous improvement and professional development
  
  
  
  

ABOUT YOU:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or related discipline
• At least 5 years of experience in a Quality role or equivalent experience
• Experience managing quality and/or technical documentation
• Prior external audit experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with internal and external partners at all levels
• Prior experience with CAPAs
• Solid computer skills, organizational skills, and ability to follow up

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

TRAVEL

Travel up to 25%

Expected Compensation: $80,000-95,000 + 10% Bonus Eligibility

Hawkins offers eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive benefits, which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD/STD and more.Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP), paid time off, and paid holidays.

For more information on Hawkins benefits, visit: https://www.hawkinsinc.com/careers/benefits/

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All applications must be received online. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Hawkins is a Drug Free workplace.