Vendor Quality Manager

Vendor Quality Manager

Location: Manchester (Hybrid minimum 3 days in the office)

Reporting To: Head of Quality and Compliance
Working Pattern: Full-Time

About Brand Addition

Brand Addition is a leading creative branded merchandise agency partnering with some of the worlds most recognisable brandsBBC Children In Need Google Indeed Michelin Scania Dove Lynx Jamesons and Clarins. We deliver highquality branded products and packaging globally with quality compliance and service at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

As part of our commitment to maintaining robust quality and compliance standards we are seeking an experienced Vendor Quality Manager to join our Global Quality team. This is a businesscritical role providing senior quality oversight supplier assurance and operational support with the main focus across our European supply and customer base.

Your Mission

• Lead and manage the European supplier audit and quality programme.
• Drive resolution of quality and compliance issues from suppliers and customers using structured rootcause and correctiveaction approaches.
• Ensure products and suppliers meet Brand Addition client and regulatory requirements before approval and ongoing use.
• Ensure suppliers are aligned with all Brand Addition global CSR policies

• Support internal teams and clients by strengthening supplier performance and quality assurance processes.
• Travel within the UK and Europe to conduct onsite audits
• Provide ongoing training and guidance to Internal Staff ensuring full understanding of the importance of Vendor Management to the business

What Youll Bring

• Experience: Proven experience in a senior quality or supplier quality role within a consumer products or supplychainled business.
• Supplier Assurance: Strong background in supplier audits assessments and corrective action management.
• Good understanding of Ethical & Social Audits: SMETA BSCI WRAP SA8000 and ISO Certifications - ISO9001 (Quality) ISO45001 (Health & Safety)
• Consumer Products: Familiarity with quality assurance within consumer products including product testing inspections and compliance requirements.
• Ability to build strong relationships with Suppliers and encourage a culture of continuous improvement

• Problem Solving: Structured pragmatic approach to issue resolution and continual improvement.
• Collaboration: Ability to work crossfunctionally with purchasing compliance warehouse product and client teams.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with confidence engaging suppliers and stakeholders.

Required Experience:

Manager