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The Coca-Cola Company Supplier Quality Manager in New York, New York
BODYARMOR is a fast paced, dynamic environment where brand builders work together with the goal of becoming the number one sports drink! Extreme passion and teamwork are the essentials of being a successful member of the BODYARMOR team. BODYARMOR builds camaraderie amongst co-workers, and helps develop valuable relationships, with common goals in mind. BODYARMOR exudes an entrepreneurial culture combined with the resources and insight of one of the world's most iconic companies, The Coca-Cola Company, which acquired BODYARMOR in 2021. This unique environment gives people the ability to go above and beyond expectations, multi-task, meet deadlines, and have fun accomplishing goals
BODYARMOR is looking for a Supplier Quality Manager to join our team.
The Supplier Quality Manager will provide a range of quality, food safety, regulatory and technical leadership experience in the beverage and/or food industry to support BODYARMOR's Supplier Quality onboarding function. This position requires expertise in auditing of new suppliers, microbiological risk assessments, regulatory compliance of ingredients/packaging material and investigation of non-conformances to drive corrective actions. This position will report to the Senior Regulatory Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage technical relationship between BODYARMOR and our suppliers
Onboard new ingredient and packaging material suppliers
Review and approve new ingredient and packaging materials
Conduct Quality and Food Safety audits and assessments of suppliers
Perform microbiological risk assessments on ingredients
Assess regulatory compliance of ingredients and packaging materials for countries of sale of finished product including US, Mexico, and Canada
Manages and keep up to date supplier and material documentation
Investigate non-conformances and drive effective CAPAs
Monitor and drive improvements on supplier performance
Develop and manage supplier related metrics and internal and external reporting
Support the continued development of Quality and Food Safety standards and guidance documents
Work closely with Sourcing, NPD, and cross functional teams to drive compliance to standards
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in food science or relevant science discipline required
5 years' experience in Quality and Food Safety in the food or beverage industry required
Working knowledge of FDA CFR Title 21 regulations required
HACCP and/ or PCQI certification required
Working knowledge of GFSI schemes required
Auditing experience required
Knowledgeable in microbiological methods and results interpretation desired
Food Defense and Food Fraud knowledge desired
Experience in packaging (PET), and hot and cold fill manufacturing
Team player with strong attention to detail and self-starter required
20% Travel required by plane or car
Skills:
Packaging Engineering; Influencing; Program Measurement (Inactive); Sustainability; Food Safety and Sanitation; Compliance; Measurement Verification; Green Solutions; Root Cause Analysis (RCA); Project Management; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP); System Economics; Six Sigma
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.