Senior FSQ Specialist Supplier Quality

Job Summary:The Senior FSQ Specialist Supplier Quality is the technical lead for supplier quality and risk management related to ingredients packaging and contract manufacturers. This role evaluates supplier food safety and quality programs conducts supplier and ingredient risk assessments supports supplier approval activities and helps maintain and improve supplier quality processes. This position works closely with teams across the business to provide guidance on supplier quality SQF requirements and quality systems. The person in this role uses their technical knowledge and experience to identify and reduce supply chain risks while supporting new products suppliers and business Functions of the Job:Lead risk-based technical reviews assessments and approval recommendations for suppliers ingredients packaging materials and external manufacturing partners including periodic re-assessments and mitigation cross-functionally with Procurement Supply Chain R&D Regulatory Operations Manufacturing Quality and Commercial teams to support sourcing decisions commercialization projects and supply chain risk business decisions through technical expertise risk evaluations and data-driven recommendations related to supplier quality and food supplier audits as needed (on-site virtual and desk-based) communicate findings and verify effectiveness of corrective as the subject matter expert for supplier quality programs foreign supplier verification (FSVP) and supply chain preventive controls ensuring compliance with GFSI schemes such as SQF Edition 10 FSMA customer requirements and applicable food safety review approve maintain and continuously improve raw material ingredient and packaging specifications within specification management systems ensuring requirements are accurate complete and aligned with business regulatory and customer with R&D Regulatory Procurement Manufacturing Quality and suppliers to evaluate technical documentation manage specification updates resolve specification gaps and ensure approved requirements are effectively documented and maintained throughout the product continuous improvement of supplier quality systems processes tools risk assessment methodologies databases and document management company GMPs (good manufacturing practices) safety procedures and all other quality processes. All other duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities:NoneMinimum Qualifications:Bachelors degree in Microbiology Food Science Biology Chemistry or other related technical field 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality Food Safety Quality Assurance Regulatory Affairs or related food industry experience conducting supplier and ingredient risk understanding of food safety regulations and preventive control Qualifications:PCQI certificationFSVP certificationExperience with GFSI-recognized certification programs (SQF BRCGS FSSC 22000)Experience with specification and quality management systems (i.e. DevEx TraceGains Intelex FoodLogiQ Oracle etc.)Knowledge and Skills:Advanced knowledge of supplier quality systems and risk-based supplier understanding of SQF supplier approval and monitoring analytical investigative and problem-solving to independently assess risk and make sound technical communication and stakeholder collaboration ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct project management and organizational -oriented with a continuous improvement to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced -directed intellectually curious and results-driven Additional Considerations:30-40% travel to International and Domestic supplier manufacturing sites and SunOpta manufacturing sitesThe role will be located at the SunOpta Headquarter Office in Eden Prairie MN Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.