Supplier Operations & Co-Manufacturing Inspector (F&B)
Core
Local operations representative managing day-to-day relationships with co-manufacturers and suppliers to ensure visibility and accountability across production, quality, packaging, inventory, and shipment readiness.
Role type
Supplier Operations & Co-Manufacturing Inspector
Builds
Production schedules, quality reports, and shipment readiness for food/beverage/CPG clients
Domain
Food & Beverage / Contract Manufacturing / Supply Chain
Deliverable
Dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Factory visit management, quality management policy enforcement, production schedule tracking, risk identification and escalation, corrective-action coordination, supplier performance management, reporting, project management
Preferred skills
GMP, HACCP, ISO, FSSC quality systems knowledge
Technologies
Excel
Responsibilities
Conduct regular factory and supplier visits (announced and unannounced), monitor production and inventory, enforce quality specifications, track production schedules and shipment dates, identify and escalate production or quality risks, coordinate corrective-action plans, maintain supplier operations reports, support factory audits and continuous-improvement initiatives, communicate local factory conditions to U.S.-based team
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC