*This is a remote role for a candidate who lives in the East Coast or Mid Atlantic area

Job Purpose:

Leads external supply chain quality initiatives. Ensures that externally manufactured products and services, comply with the Mars Standards and FDA Regulations. A key aspect of this job is to ensure that the Suppliers and External Manufacturers in your portfolio are compliant to the MARS External Manufacturing Quality Management (EMQM) Standard, Material Quality Management (MQM), Packaging Quality Management (PQM), and Distribution Quality Management (DQM) standards for the services and products provided.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or related subject
• 3+ years’ experience in a Quality, Dietary Supplement, Pharmaceutical and/or Food Safety Industry
• Previous experience working with external suppliers
• Experience in auditing
• Strong communicator and relationship builder with good business acumen and supplier management skills
• Proven and effective project management & organizing experience
• Travel: up to 25% for audits and on site monthly meetings in Gaithersburg, MD (2-3 days)

Preferred Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience in a Quality, Dietary Supplement, or Food Safety Industry
• Lead Auditor qualified (GFSI or ISO)
• Dietary Supplement experience

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Partnering with commercial, supply, SRA, R&D, and other teams to drive the performance and continuous improvement of our External manufacturers and Suppliers with focus on their adherence to FDA requirements defined in 21 CFR 111, 117, & MARS Q&FS requirements and best practices to ensure that we protect our brands and corporate reputation.
• Assures quality and consistency of raw material, finished products, packaging material, and distribution within Mars Symbioscience supply chain
• Supplier management including operations, risk categorization, development, validation and verification of supply, and approval of vendors as extensions of Mars Symbioscience. 
• Leads related internal processes including risk assessments, supplier specifications, holds, root cause, and quality management data inputs.
• Any adhoc requests

What can you expect from Mars?

• The opportunity to learn, develop and take charge of your own career.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package. 
• To be respected and valued.
• The Five Principles at the center of every decision we make.
• The opportunity to work cross functionally, add value and impact a better world for generations to come.

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About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:
Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific.  Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.