.Regional Vendor & Quality Systems ManagerJiutepecMXN 400,000 - 600,000Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.Reporting to our Regional Quality Head, located in either Munro (Argentina) or Cuernavaca (Mexico), your key responsibilities include but are not limited to:Lead vendor qualification activities (on-site, paper-based) throughout the region with nominated lead auditors.Lead auditors perform a proper audit follow up.Schedule vendor audits together with Supplier Relationship Managers in charge and assure timely work-off of annual audit program.Perform vendor audits according to the Global Vendor Quality principles.Monitor the vendor's audit follow-up and its work-off of corrective action lists.Support the development of vendor auditor pool and conduct training.Review vendor performance indicators and suggest development activities.Lead improvement projects designed to improve the vendor's overall performance in terms of quality system reliability and delivery performance.Support local sites in case of raw material non-conformance.Vendor and Ingredient QualificationReview documentation and suitability of vendors as part of the vendor/ingredient qualification process, executing review of alternative Vendors data and New Ingredient Introduction (AVAP/NII).Assure service lead time of workflow related to alternative Vendors data and New Ingredient Introduction.Knowledge and TrainingProvide support and facilitate training specific to internal standards for sites and auditors.Establish and review training material at the regional level.Audit and Risk ManagementSupport the coordination of the internal Audit Programs.Support external certification process and contracts.Document ManagementResponsible for Document management process. Support local and regional functions in management regulated documents, and coordinate, maintain, and improve the framework for a quality document management system.Anticipate and review required program and process changes based on established policy and propose improvement initiatives.Define and update the procedures, instructions, and tools required to operate in a factory.Your Academic Background:University graduate or equivalent in Food Science or related field of study.Master's degree in Quality Management.Business fluent in Spanish and English; Portuguese will be a differential
