Principal Accountabilities:
* Monitor quality, compliance and regulatory aspects between company and third-party manufacturers including relationship management, technical issues, schedule conflicts, quality issues, vendor selection and evaluation.

* Provide contractors with the proper information to ensure that contractors meet quality standards.

* Act as liaison between company and contractors to ensure all products are manufactured following good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and quality products are released and available to meet customer needs.

* Identify potential new contractors and evaluates financial stability of new suppliers.

* Coordinate the development of documentation for contractor manual.

* May respond to cost and feasibility requests and obtain vendor quotations.

* Conduct site visits to contract manufacturing organization facilities to observe production and testing of company products and review for compliance

* Support the operations of contract suppliers including technical issues, quotations, vendor selection and evaluation, schedule conflicts, and quality issues.
 

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

* Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria

* One year of related experience preferred

* Strong written and oral communication skills
 

Knowledge & Application:
* Good knowledge of single specialist area achieved through prior study or previous experience

* Applies knowledge of the principles and practices in a recognized professional field requiring extensive academic preparation

* Applies knowledge of standardized rules, procedures, and operations within own area

* Determines a course of action based on guidelines
 

Problem Solving:
* Encounters fairly similar problems which require some fact finding, clarification, and basic analysis

* Most solutions will be found within normal operating processes and policies

* Selects the best solution based on a set of defined procedures or precedence * Occasionally, requires basic problem solving techniques to define problems and use previous experience to identify
 

Interaction:
* Exchanges standard/basic technical or nontechnical information with colleagues and immediate superiors and/or customers

* May be a required to interpret or clarify technical information to aid understanding

* Audience is generally knowledgeable about the subject matter

* Conveys straightforward information to non-divergent audiences
 

Impact:
* Impact is limited to short-term team performance

* Supports the achievement of goals through own personal effort

* Responsible for planning own work, assessing own progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals
 

Accountability:
* Accountable for meeting own targets which impact the immediate work area

* Accountable for meeting own targets which are often considered financially immeasurable

* Work is reviewed periodically

* Is aware of wider profitability issues