Supplier Quality Analyst

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

Corbion is seeking a Supplier Quality Analyst to join our team in Lenexa, KS. As a member of the Supplier Quality Team, you will be responsible for exploration, development and execution of quality and compliance risk examination of suppliers and materials. You will be accountable for evaluating risk and approving or rejecting materials and/or suppliers per assigned categories. This role requires proactive management and interpretation of supplier quality management systems in alignment with Corbion requirements to ensure Corbion meets the regulating or certifying body's standards. You will work closely with Regulatory and Procurement partners and other multi-disciplinary groups, including company leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Proficient leader in process review of technical documents for compliance assessment to govern approval status of raw material requests and supplier and item qualifications regionally.

• Expert in attention to detail, organizational skills, and execution of cloud-based data management and workflow system.
• Perform technical document review and supplier and material risk assessments.

• Takes a proactive role for identifying compliance trending and managing regional vendor score-carding and other company tools to meet compliance metrics.
• Develop and recommend opportunities for improvement for Corbion to create, deliver and maintain Corbion purchasing specifications globally.
• Collaborate with cross functional departments such as site quality, R&D, EHS, regulatory and warehousing personnel to monitor supplier compliance.
• Drive supplier management efficiency through training cross-functional partners to Supplier Quality Management Processes.
• In-house expert in configuration and execution of cloud-based document repository system.
• Explore and develop continuous improvement initiatives for monitoring regional supplier compliance and supporting global initiatives for supplier management.
• Spearheads continuous improvement initiatives of supplier and material qualification compared to GFSI, FSMA and other global standards.
• Other continuous improvement projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in science/business technical related field or related disciplines. (Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering)
• 3-5 years in food manufacturing or supply chain function within business to business, consumer-packaged goods or relevant food manufacturing.
• Experience with supplier auditing, Quality Management Systems and qualification programs required.
• Preventive Controls for Human Food Qualified Individual (PCQI) Trained required.
• Must be familiar with general food safety principles, HACCP and HARPC, Food Safety, GMP requirements, organic, kosher and allergen management principles.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems and product/process lifecycle management within the supply chain end-to-end process and a manufacturing environment to evaluate and determine risk to Corbion business.
• Proficient understanding of workflow configuration (or similar software tool in industry) to support regional and global organization preferred.
• Subject expert in products in all categories and the manufacturing / product fundamentals to perform risk analysis.
• Solution-oriented, dependable self-starter with solid ability to lead or participate in cross-functional teams to champion change where responsibilities are layered throughout the organization.
• Ability to manage, prioritize, and execute multiple tasks on time in a fast-changing environment and to successfully participate on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working on complex projects with remote team members.

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2024, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,288.1 million and had a workforce of 2,399 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.

Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.

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Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.