Global Quality Assurance Audit Manager

Estée Lauder Companies Switzerland is our main Supply Chain Hub for our Global Travel Retail Worldwide and EMEA Regional offices offering many opportunities across multiple functions to grow your career and become part of our amazing Supply Chain teams.In Switzerland, Estée Lauder has the main Supply Chain Hub for Travel Retail and EMEA.

Due to our growth, we are now hiring a Global QA Audit Manager for our Global Quality Assurance Audit team for the EMEA region based in Wollerau, Switzerland.

Job Description:

In this role, you and your regional colleagues will manage the quality audit program for external suppliers in the EMEA region. You will lead or co-lead quality audits to analyze and ensure that the basic processes of our plants and suppliers are effective. You will work with third-party audit companies who will perform additional audits on behalf of ELC. Through the audit outputs, you will evaluate suppliers and our quality systems to ensure full compliance with ELC and all applicable regulatory requirements.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Perform audit of suppliers:
  
  • Audit activities include defining the audit objective, defining audit requirements, scheduling audits with suppliers, conducting opening & closing meetings, and performing audits as the lead or co-auditor for Components, Raw Materials, Third Party Manufacturers, Distribution Centers, Estee Lauder internal manufacturing sites and third-party testing laboratories.
  • Completing and issuing audit deliverables such as audit checklists and audit reports.
  • Reviewing and issuing audit reports for audits conducted by third parties.
  • Ensure that audits are conducted according to EL policy and requirements, that every audit has a timely audit report issued, and that corrective action/preventative action (CAPA) plans are identified for every audit.
  • Communicating audit status and audit results to internal stakeholders. Escalating significant issues noted during audits to the relevant organizational leaders.
• Maintain the audit tracking databases with audit schedule, audit report, and audit observations. Rank suppliers according to EL risk profile. Participate in collecting and reporting quality matrix.
• Collaborate in continuous improvement of the audit program.

We are looking for someone who brings:

• Minimum 5 years' experience auditing external suppliers, preferably in the pharmaceutical, medical device, dietary supplement, cosmetics, or food industries.
• Good knowledge of applicable regulations and guidance documents for cosmetic and OTC products, able to apply critical thinking skills to evaluate requirements.
• Knowledge of global cGMP standards.
• Working knowledge of 21 CFR 210, 211, Health Canada GMP's, ISO 22716, EFfCI and ICH Q7.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office, SAP is a plus.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 60%.

Is this position relevant and interesting for you? Then apply online now!

Job: Quality Assurance - Supply Chain

Primary Location: Europe, Middle East, Africa-CH-SZ-Wollerau

Job Type: Standard

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1st (Day) Shift

Job Number: 2223463