Service and Logistics Supplier Quality Manager Amersham, England
Job description
Be part of something altogether life-changing
Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.
Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.
About the role:
As the Supplier Quality Manager for the Cytiva Logistics and Global Service scope you will lead a team of supplier quality associates as they work to eliminate supplier quality defects, support the business growth and apply risk mitigation through supplier qualification, sustain supplier quality through auditing and managing supplier change requests. Your role will be critical to the overall continuous improvement of supplier management, process development and cross-functional integration
Main Area of Responsibility:
Lead the Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) activities in support of Cytiva Logistics and Global Service supplier quality.
Manage Logistics and Services supplier quality planning, execution, and compliance of work to Cytiva QMS with focus on supplier qualification, auditing, supplier monitoring, CAPA/RCA implementation and supplier change management.
Act as the QA representative for Cytiva Logistics. Maintain, continually develop the Quality Management System for Distribution and implementation of Quality Requirements for Logistics.
Implement an effective operations management within your team that drives adherence to Cytiva and regulatory requirements, ensures timely execution of work, and creates continuous team development and process refinement.
Support Global Sourcing quality initiatives and metrics.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support expansion, risk mitigation and productivity while ensuring supplier quality.
Develop team members and processes related to the scope of work.
Who you are:
Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of quality related work experience that includes direct experience in supplier quality management.
A self-starter who enjoys driving improvement, leading, collaborating with teams and delivering impact.
A proven leader who has a track record of developing teams, driving operational excellence and meeting key performance targets.
Experience in the biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industry, preferably both.
Knowledge of supplier quality management work streams including qualification, auditing, change management, CAPA/RCA, QMS development and training program development.
The desire and ability to travel up to 30%.
Ability to develop, communicate and implement a strategy to ensure compliance to regulatory and industry requirements.
Effective problem solving, root-cause analytical skills to lead and influence others to drive change (cross-functionally and globally).
When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.
At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.
If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.
