Project Leader Quality, Packaging Supplier Quality - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Project Leader Quality, Packaging Supplier Quality

Working at Abbott

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 3 weeks accrued vacation (1st yr. is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match of 5%
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities.

The Opportunity

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for a Quality Project Leader, Packaging Supplier Quality. 

Primary Function: The Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) team ensures a high-quality supply of materials by evaluating and developing Abbott Nutrition suppliers globally. The Packaging SQA team specifically manages packaging suppliers through ongoing supplier management processes, supporting:

• Supplier qualification
• Supplier development & monitoring
• Supplier corrective & preventative actions
• Continuous improvement of department & supplier performance

Additionally, Packaging SQA collaborates with plant quality assurance, operations, and purchasing groups to ensure:

• Proper incoming material
• Effective Corrective & Preventative Actions (CAPA)
• Testing and release of products
• Compliance with corporate requirements

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with key suppliers to monitor and improve their quality performance.
• Manage supplier scorecards and key performance indicators, reviewing them weekly.
• Report action plans and next steps internally and with suppliers, holding them accountable and escalating risks to leadership.
• Lead investigations into quality challenges using root cause problem-solving techniques (5-Why, Fishbone, Statistical Review).
• Ensure suppliers have appropriate corrective actions and have implemented them correctly.
• Understand and ensure actions are taken based on suppliers' Control Plans and FMEAs.
• Lead or support site assessments or audits at supplier locations, identifying and addressing quality system gaps.
• Support continuous improvements with suppliers and communicate progress to internal leadership.
• Ensure appropriate sampling plans are in place and validated after corrective actions.
• Align with Abbott Manufacturing sites on supplier corrective actions and verifications.
• Lead investigations to resolve supplier processing or packaging issues promptly.
• Manage supplier CAPAs and improvement plans as required.
• Support the development and monitoring of supplier performance.
• Engage with supplier leadership to develop sustainable long-term improvements.
• Work closely with all levels of Abbott and supplier organizations, including senior leaders.
• Develop supplier systems and processes to improve performance and process capability.
• Support resolution