Supplier Quality Supervisor

At Argenta, we’re more than a company — we’re a global team, dedicated to healthier animals. We believe that when their lives are made better, we're all the better for it.

Founded in 2006, we support companies big and small to develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock. Our trusted, innovative solutions and services cover every stage of the process, from molecule to market.

We’re in a unique position. We are the world’s only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) dedicated to animal health.

Our uniqueness means:

We are ambitious, growing and building a ‘one team’ culture, guided by our values.

• • We are team players;
  • We are doers;
  • We are customer-centric;
  • We are innovators.

We value diversity, as a global company, we get the richness of working with different people in different places whether it be location, stages of their career, their development, their role. We believe that when everyone works together and puts their best “paw” forward we will make the lives of the animals we care for, better.

With bases in New Zealand, the US, the UK and Europe, our 900+ colleagues are driven by our partnership approach and purpose: Healthy Animals. Let’s Make It Happen, Together.

TEAM PLAYERS who want to DO great work and find INNOVATIVE ways to make animals lives better through our CUSTOMER CENTRIC efforts should apply.

Argenta is currently looking to fill the role of Supplier Quality Supervisor at our Shawnee, KS location. This role is responsible for the qualification, oversight, monitoring, and lifecycle management of suppliers, contractors, and contract manufacturers supporting regulated operations. This role will also ensures supplier compliance with applicable cGMP, regulatory, client, and internal quality requirements through risk based supplier qualification, Quality Agreement management, audit support, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead supplier qualifications and approval activities.
• Conduct supplier risk assessments using a risk-based approach.
  
• Review supplier quality documentation, certifications, questionnaires, and audit reports.
• Maintain approved supplier list (AVL/ASL).
• Support supplier requalification and periodic review activities
• Draft, review, and maintain Quality Agreements, and ensure Agreements are accurately defined Argenta and Supplier’s quality responsibilities.
  
• Monitor agreement expiration dates and revision requirements
• Support remediation activities when agreement gaps are identified
• Monitor supplier quality performance through KPI dashboards and scorecards.
  
• Trend supplier complaints, deviations, investigations, and nonconformances
• Evaluate supplier performance related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and compliance
• Plan, coordinate, participate in, and host supplier audits (on-site and remote).
• Review supplier audit reports and responses.
• Track audit observations and corrective actions through closure.
• Support customer and regulatory inspections of Argenta’s supplier oversight activities

About You:

• Bachelor’s Degree in science field, e.g., Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, etc. or equivalent related work experience required
• Minimum five+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality, analytical laboratory operations, controlled substance compliance, regulatory affairs, or related regulated environments
• Supplier qualification programs, including supplier quality agreement management.
• Deliver all activities in compliance with SOPs, cGMP, GxP, and corporate policies while meeting deadlines and supporting special projects as assigned.
• Participate in CAPA, deviations, investigations, and change control processes.
• Experience supporting FDA, client, or regulatory inspections.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across functions, regulatory and external clients
• Entrepreneurial and proactive approach to identifying and resolving compliance risks

Argenta has strongly embedded company values which is key to who we are and how we deliver. We offer an opportunity to work for a successful and rapidly expanding global business where your input will be valued. At Argenta we are a hard-working group who really enjoy the people we work with each day. That is why we support our people through a strong culture, great benefits, and growth opportunities.

Argenta is an equal-opportunity employer

To find out more about Argenta, click here: www.argentaglobal.com