Senior Manager, Quality Assurance for Supplier Quality - Health & Wellbeing
- Employer
- Unilever
- Location
- Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 14 Aug 2024
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- Sector
- Audit, Health and Medical, Social Care and Nursing, Technology
- Role
- Senior Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Background & Purpose of the Job
Unilever is building an exciting new team to grow its presence in the Health and Wellbeing sector. Our goal is to help millions of people improve their health with solutions they can understand and trust. With a growing portfolio of purpose-led operating companies and products (Liquid I.V., Nutrafol, Olly, Smarty Pants, ONNIT, Welly and plans to add more), we're looking for a Senior Manager to improve the management of our Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs).
OUR BUSINESS
Reporting to the Head of US Quality and Regulatory Compliance, you will be part of a corporate level team responsible for improving the evaluation and management of contract manufacturers, packagers, warehouses/distributors, laboratories used to deliver foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics, OTCs, and medical devices.
Who You Are & What You'll Do
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to work with fast-paced businesses to progress YOUR career. Some of the responsibilities are as follows:
- Work with R&D, Sourcing, Procurement, and Finance to improve the evaluation and selection of contract manufacturers and other third-party service providers.
- Develop requirements for on-boarding new CMOs including the communication of Unilever H&W quality expectations and requirements.
- Work with the operating companies to establish regular communications and meetings on quality topics with these suppliers.
- Oversee the QA evaluation process for contract partners to determine compliance with industry regulations and company standards. Evolve the new Quality Management System to assemble effective quality KPIs to provide regular Quality Supplier Ratings (QSRs).
- Work with Supply Chain for the management and optimization of contract manufacturer relationships to achieve operational excellence and cost-effectiveness, including the selection of preferred long-term partners.
- Work with the Operating Company Quality staff to improve quality issue investigations and achieve effective CAPA plans at contract manufacturers, packagers, and distributors.
- Manage risk assessment and mitigation strategies related to supply chain and manufacturing.
- Support innovation in manufacturing and packaging processes through technological advancements and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage 2-4 staff positions to accomplish these objectives.
- Develop procedures to ensure the smooth off-boarding of suppliers.
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills, team-working abilities and technical knowledge in manufacturing quality and regulatory requirements.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a science field such as Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, etc.; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job required.
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in a technical function for dietary supplements, functional foods, or drug products such as quality, regulatory, manufacturing or R&D. Experience in overseeing manufacturing quality, auditing or supplier management is preferred.
- At least 2 years managing direct reports.
- Must have strong knowledge of US regulations, as well as cGMPs for these types of products. Knowledge also of international laws and regulations is a plus.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills (including giving presentations).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, interpersonal, & prioritizing skills. Experience meeting a budget is a plus.
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
- Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting
- Ability to travel up to 20% as needed.
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Pay: The pay range for this position is $113,400 to $170,200. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
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Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
For more information about your Federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.
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Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do - every small thing counts. The personal contribution you make means you feel good about what you do and proud that you have a career with a higher purpose. Be empowered to make a positive impact, by bringing your purpose into action.
Be a force for good. Unleash your curiosity and pioneering spirit to make our business win and grow. Use your confidence to challenge the status quo for the better, while you learn, grow and make a positive impact.
"Diversity & Inclusion is one of the things that we want Unilever to be famous for.
This means making sure our business is fair, attracting and retaining
the very best talent and helping them unlock their full potential."
Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer
Dove, Lipton, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Lynx, Knorr, Surf. Our world-famous brands are totally different – and as people, so are we. Be surrounded by individually different but like-minded people who share your values, commitment and desire to start or pursue a career across different cultures and levels of seniority where you do good things every day. Bring your real self to work, here we combine our differences to achieve greater things.
Develop into your best self. Get inspired by leaders and peers and create life-shaping experiences for yourself. Unilever offers an inspirational working environment where you will be mentored and nurtured by bright minds and purpose-led leaders. Use your skills and knowledge, and the tools we provide you to experience all that Unilever can offer across brands and around the world. You have the ability to craft a flexible – and global – career.
Our policies & flexible working
At Unilever, we have a range of market-leading, family-friendly and flexible working policies, which enable our employees to balance their day-to-day responsibilities.
These policies and practices include:
- Agile working, which gives employees the possibility to work remotely and flex their own hours, whilst ensuring business needs are met.
- Flexible working arrangements including, but not limited to, part-time and job share opportunities.
- Enhanced leave policies - all employees taking maternity or shared parental leave have up to 16 weeks’ paid leave and some eligible employees can have up to 39 weeks’ paid leave. In addition, our Maternity & Paternity Services portal provides online resources to support employees at all stages of parenthood, as well as tailored guidance for line managers.
- Practical support including, nursery benefits and back-up care for parents and carers.
- A constant focus on wellbeing for employees, including regular health checks, mental health support and our Employee Assistance Programme.
Mentoring & training
We have a strong culture of mentoring, training and learning across the organisation, with a range of resources and initiatives available:
- Mentoring and coaching
- Leadership and general business skills training, including unconscious bias
- Learning for all, via access to internal and external resources
- Workshops which support personal and team development.
Our ambition: unlocking talent through disability inclusion
The World Health Organization estimates that there are one billion people in the world currently living with a disability. That’s about 15% of the global population, or 1 in 7 of us. And the statistics suggest that people living with disabilities are among the most marginalised populations in the world in terms of employment and educational opportunity.
Removing the barriers facing people living with disability is a priority for our business. It isn’t just the right thing to do – we believe that creating equality of opportunity will unlock a huge pool of talent. It also gets to the heart of the ambition to ‘leave no one behind’ – and could contribute to the five Sustainable Development Goals which explicitly reference disability and to the wider sustainable development agenda.
In 2018, we set ourselves global commitments to achieve by 2025:
- to be the number one employer of choice for people with disabilities, and
- to increase the number of employees with disabilities to 5% of our total workforce.
These are ambitious targets. They involve transforming the way we recruit and train our people. And they mean adapting both the way we work and our workplaces, so that we can support people with disabilities to reach their full potential.
"We cannot be an inclusive organisation unless we ensure that we have created the conditions
and the culture for people with a disability to thrive."
Leena Nair, our Chief HR Officer
We are keen to find out about your talent, and offer the support you need.
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