Global Supplier Quality Specialist

Location: Netherlands

SIRE® is the market leader in Life Sciences recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continuous innovation. We like technology, in a Life Sciences market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!Our client is a professional Medical Devices organisation, based in Utrecht Netherlands.

The Company

This organisation is global market leader which aims to improve healthcare. They offer a broad range of products and are continuously growing. They are expanding in various industries, where they offer products varying from neuro technology to surgical instruments. This is an innovation and technology driven organisation that focuses on the improvement of lives.

Role Description

As mentioned you will become part of a dynamic and technology- driven business setting. On a daily basis you will manage the compliancy of the Quality Management System with a particular focus on Supplier audits. You and your team will interact with suppliers to check on the maintenance and efficiency of the supplier QMS. You will be responsible for the strategic planning of procedures and optimize existing strategies. Your aim is to improve the quality system in which you are supported by internal and external stakeholders. In particular, you will identify points of improvement that are related to supplier quality system, and which are in line with Corporate, International and European documentation and legal principles. You have a crucial role for the execution of supplier audits and will assist the entire procedure. You are the point of contact when it comes down to questions about and/ or discrepancies within QMS.

Responsibilities

As a Supplier QA specialist, you will receive the responsibility to maintain, asses and improve the QMS with your team, and keep on track of relevant changes and specifications applicable to the system. Furthermore, your role includes:
• To be aware of the internal and external regulations including ISO
qualifications.
• To overview processes and applications conducted by your team which
includes supplier containment, CAPA’s , Document control, and risk
management
• Taking the lead in the execution of internal and external audits
• Ensuring compliancy for both Quality and Regulatory principles according to
the FDA, IMB and notified bodies
• Constantly analyzing the supplier data and processes to trace risks and
identify improvements.
• Maintenance of relationships with both internal and external stakeholder
• Keeping on track with the KPI’s of the supplier department
• Maintenance of supplier lists on a local and international level

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science
• Minimal 6 years of experience in the Medical Devices industry in a
manufacturing environment
• Minimal 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance within the Life Sciences
industry
• Excellent knowledge of GMP, ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820
• Great knowledge of
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fluency in English and Dutch
• Strong in communication skills
• Internal Quality auditor for the ISO 13485 and preferably CFR 820
• Evidence of experience in relationship building and maintenance of relations
with authorities and other external stakeholders
• Individual operator yet team player

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Juliette van Kraaij.