Production Supplier Specialist

Location: Loughborough
Pay Rate: 16.42 per hour
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
Contract: Temporary for 9 months (with potential to extend)

We are currently recruiting for a Production Supplier Specialist to join a global, market-leading organisation within the Bio Pharma sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience with an internationally recognised brand and work within a highly collaborative, quality-driven environment.

Reporting to the Production Quality Manager, you will be responsible for managing and developing operational relationships with Bio Pharma suppliers across multiple European countries. You'll play a key role in ensuring suppliers meet operational, quality, and compliance requirements while supporting Production Solutions.

• Develop, implement, and maintain strong operational relationships with Bio Pharma suppliers

• Support supplier strategy development across Production Solutions categories

• Work cross-functionally with internal teams including Quality, Product Management, and Production Specialists

• Lead supplier onboarding activities including qualification, desktop audits, quality agreements, compliance, and renewals

• Manage production documentation within Master Control

• Partner with the Quality Team on change notifications

• Support supplier business reviews through data collection and analysis

• Write and maintain Work Instructions and functional SOPs

• Triage and manage supplier-related issues, escalating where required and proposing solutions

• Build, manage, and maintain accurate databases

• Drive continuous improvement using Lean / Six Sigma methodologies

• Minimum 3+ years' relevant experience (e.g. operations, supply chain, quality, customer implementation, product management or similar)

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Supply Chain, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Highly organised with the ability to multitask and manage priorities

• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Share Point

• Experience with continuous improvement tools (Lean, Six Sigma, Pareto charts, pivot tables, etc.)

Desirable:

• Knowledge of industry quality standards and regulations such as ISO 13485, FDA cGMP / cGxP

• Opportunity to work with a globally recognised Bio Pharma organisation

• Valuable experience in supplier quality and operations

• Stable weekday hours with no weekends

• Potential for longer-term opportunities

Please click to apply and a member of the team will be in touch.

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