**Quality Analyst, Procurement**
**LOCATION: Guadalajara SSC**
**REPORTS TO: Procurement Associate Manager**
**Core Responsibilities**:
**Procurement Execution**:
- Act as a business partner to support Quality Management Systems across US/CAN Plant Operations and Procurement teams
- Request documentation from suppliers, and receive and perform initial review and upload all technical specifications, nutritional statements, and any supplier documents in Ingredion databases
- Interact and respond to plants and other internal customers as necessary in a professional and positive manner
- Act as liaison between procurement, regional quality and plant teams to ensure plant supplier quality documentation are maintained and updated in supplier database in support of ISO 9001/17025, GFSI and other certifications as needed.
- Create and maintain supplier records in Ingredion databases.
- Provide support for coordinating supplier documentation and verifying quality standards in accordance with the Ingredion Quality and Food Safety requirements.
- Assist in the updating and implementation of supplier management programs.
- Support supplier documentation requests by working with appropriate internal and external parties.
- Collaborate with members of the procurement and quality teams to maintain and continuously improve related programs including Support supplier corrective action process.
- Assist in monitoring and evaluating key supplier quality metrics
- Supports plant and division audits related to supplier approval and management criteria
**Computer Proficiency**:
- Knowledgeable and proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related discipline
- Data management and analytics tools: PowerBI a plus
- SAP experience is a must.
- Basic understanding of FSSC2000, ISO 9001, related to Supplier Approval and Management systems/support processes
**Analytical Skills**: Exhibit strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions, and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.
**Communication**: Ability to communicate with a high degree of credibility internally across functional lines and externally with suppliers. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to work in a team environment, build consensus and foster positive relationships. Push to continually drive personal and organizational results, make timely decisions that benefit Ingredion globally, take educated risks on business opportunities, and benchmark external best practices to outperform the competition
**Adaptability and Flexibility**: Adapt and remain flexible in dealing with different viewpoints and site differences. Effectively manage ambiguity.
**Attention to Detail**:Be detail-oriented and measurement-driven.
**Cultural Awareness**: Understanding of the cultural and economic nuances of the NA region. Create a talent culture founded on a strong conviction that superior talent delivers superior results; they scout to find the best people, drive performance, coach transparently, and build strong teams globally
**Prioritization and Time Management**: Ability to prioritize and manage competing requests and priorities.
**Collaboration**: Possess strong influencing skills and collaborate effectively across multiple levels of the enterprise.
**Negotiation Skills**: Proven negotiation skills and the ability to establish common ground for win-win outcomes
**Talent Culture**: Promote a talent culture that values superior talent, drives performance, coaches transparently, and builds strong teams globally.
**Shared Services Environment**: Prefer prior experience in a shared services environment.
**Education**: Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management or related discipline.
**Experience**:At least 5 years of procurement experience in a manufacturing environment. Experience with ISO and FSC22000 requirements in a food manufacturing environment a plus
**Language Skills & Proficiency**:
English: Must have expert proficiency in English
Spanish: Must have expert proficiency in Spanish
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law ("protected classifications"). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect._
**Relocation Available**:
No