Supply Chain Quality Auditor

Job description

• Ensure suppliers meet required global expectations and compliance standards
• Plan and manage audit schedules for suppliers and warehouse facilities based on risk and required timeframes
• Review supplier approval documentation, including GFSI certification and vendor questionnaires
• Complete audit reports and communicate any critical or major issues to suppliers and the wider business as required
• Manage and resolve supplier non-conformances, including complaints, corrective action follow-up, serious incidents, and audit-raised issues
• Take part in quarterly business reviews with procurement and key stakeholders to review supplier quality performance
• Coordinate with wider supply chain quality teams to maintain a consistent and effective supplier approval and management approach
• Partner with site food safety and quality leads/teams and run regular collaboration meetings to address ongoing supplier issues
• Ensure all suppliers are assessed against key supplier rules and drive progress toward 100% compliance with stakeholders
• Implement and track risk reduction and cost reduction programs to ensure they are effective
• Bachelor's degree in science, or food science & nutrition Lead Auditor experience in food manufacturing (highly regarded)
• Proven experience in a food safety and quality auditing role
• Strong attention to detail, with proven problem-solving and analytical skills Confident communicator, able to challenge constructively and manage cross-functional relationships Willing and able to travel locally within Australia and NZ, with approximately one week per month required.

Current driver's licence & Passport (for overseas travel if required) and full working rights in Australia Eligibility to work in Australia - with full working rights