Quality Manager – Vendor Compliance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee quality standards at premixing facilities and finished-goods co-packers.

• Create and manage quality systems ensuring food safety, regulatory compliance, and dependable product manufacturing with U.S. suppliers, contract manufacturers, and fulfillment partners.

• Take charge of supplier qualification, approval, compliance, onboarding, risk assessments, audits, investigations, CAPAs, and corrective actions.

• Collaborate with Procurement, Regulatory, R&D, and Supply Chain to lead supplier and material onboarding.

• Supervise ingredient positive release, COA review, material disposition, testing, verification, retention, traceability, nonconformance investigations, and quality trend monitoring.

• Manage quality and supply-chain documentation control, including SOPs, forms, specifications, work instructions, version control, archival, and retention.

• Develop supplier performance metrics and scorecards; establish processes for review, escalation, improvement, and disqualification.

• Analyze quality trends of suppliers and ingredients, providing leadership with insights into risks, nonconformances, and corrective measures.

• Report to the Sr. Manager, Quality.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance or Supplier Quality within the food and beverage industry; beverage experience is preferred.

• 0–2 years of experience in managing and developing technical team members.

• Proven experience in managing supplier qualification, compliance, risk assessments, audits, investigations, and CAPAs.

• Strong understanding of food safety and quality systems, including GMPs, HACCP/Preventive Controls, GFSI standards, and FDA/FSMA regulations.

• Experience in managing supplier onboarding, approval, and compliance documentation using TraceGains, FoodLogiQ, or FoodChain ID.

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel with experience in analyzing quality and supplier performance data.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills; capable of managing competing priorities, influencing cross-functional partners, and ensuring supplier accountability.

• Adaptable, detail-oriented, and dedicated to continuous improvement.

• 20% travel required to co-packers and key suppliers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus.

• Fully remote work.

• In-person offsites.

• Opportunities for cross-functional collaboration and intentional team bonding.

• Reasonable accommodations available during the application process and throughout employment.