Job Purpose:

The Supplier Quality Assurance is responsible for managing the assurance of materials, implementing Mars Material Quality Management process, conducting risk management of supplier/supplier process and supply chain of a material, continuously developing supplier and conducting supplier quality performance review to ensure consistent capability of supplier to meet specification and Mars quality standard. Key Responsibilities:

• Assesses and confirms suppliers capability to meet Mars standards of supply, through performing the SQA audit, reviewing of analytical data compliance, performing and review of process capability trial data and verifying that supplier hazard controls are operating effectively
• Implement MQM/PQM process by working closely with supplier, educating and providing advice, information and support to supplier which leads to achievement of process compliance.
• Supports the supplier to address gaps in Q&FS capability identified through audits.
• Conduct supplier risk assessment through initial qualification audits during supplier selection and frequent supplier audit, provide advice on the suitability of material specifications and ensure specifications are signed off by supplier
• Contributes Quality & Food Safety and supplier insights to the sourcing strategy
• Conduct supplier quality performance reviews and update supplier status to business, monitor to ensure that supplier performance conforms to Mars Thailand specification, measure supplier KPIs and report to the business.
• Undertakes Supplier Development activities to build technical and operational capability to meet the future requirements of the supply strategy
• Manage material non-conformance by investigating cause of defect, ensuring effective corrective and preventive action plan in place, supervising necessarily sorting out process at supplier/Mars warehouse, follow up the implementation of action plan to eliminate/minimize reoccurrence.
• Maintain supplier assurance database and supplier files for respective portfolio
• Share accountability with buyers for the preliminary supplier assessment