Quality Supplier Specialist

Your Role at Baxter

This position participates in supplier quality related supplier performance monitoring and improvement. It coordinates the resolution of quality problems of supplied parts. This position participates in supplier quality related to monitoring and improvement of supplier performance. Coordinates problem solving from parts supplied

What you'll be doing

• Plan, coordinate, schedule, complete supplier audits domestically and internationally as the need arises.
• Follow up on supplier audits to demonstrate supplier controls required by FDA CFR 820, ISO 13485 and ISO 9000.
• Work with sourcing staff to coordinate supplier audit activities as need it.
• Develops inspection, test and test techniques to evaluate parts and works with suppliers to find solutions to identified problems.
• Create written reports and communicate the results clearly and effectively to auditee and Hillrom management.
• Manage and insure timely implementation of supplier corrective action reports (SCARs).
• Provide engineering support for non-conforming material (NMR) issues and authorization.
• Remediate Supplier files to support current and business development activity related to acquisition of new businesses.
• Verify supplier files are maintained and documented appropriately.
• Lead the supplier approval process by assessing manufacturing, Quality Systems capabilities and risks and develop Improvement plans for Critical to quality suppliers.
• Manages personnel to maintain and reduce the Incoming Inspection cycle time.
• Establishes problem solving strategies and work with Manufacturing and Quality Engineers to reduce MRB inventory
• Perform component characteristic analysis to determine inspection status changes.