Supplier Quality Specialist

This is an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact on supplier quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement while partnering with cross-functional teams in a highly regulated environment. This role focuses on supplier qualification, external audits, corrective actions, supplier performance, and regulatory compliance within a GMP-regulated environment.

Supplier Quality Specialist
Location: Lewisville, TX | Onsite
Pay: $35–$40/hour BOE
Employment Type: Temporary-to-Hire

CornerStone Professional Placement is seeking a Supplier Quality Specialist for a well-established organization in Lewisville, TX. This role focuses on supplier qualification, external audits, corrective actions, supplier performance, and regulatory compliance within a GMP-regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

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  Conduct supplier qualifications, assessments, and audits for external manufacturers and suppliers.
  
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  Manage supplier CAPAs, audit findings, deviations, nonconformances, and corrective actions through closure.
  
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  Monitor supplier performance using quality metrics, scorecards, trends, and risk-based oversight.
  
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  Maintain supplier quality documentation and support quality agreements and audit readiness.
  
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  Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve supplier quality issues and compliance risks.
  
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  Support internal audits and external regulatory inspections as needed.
  

Qualifications

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  Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related scientific or technical discipline.
  
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  5+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality, Engineering, or Manufacturing within a GMP-regulated environment.
  
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  3+ years of audit experience, including hands-on supplier, vendor, or external manufacturing audits.
  
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  Experience with supplier qualification, CAPA management, corrective actions, and supplier performance monitoring.
  
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  Knowledge of GMPs, FDA regulations, quality systems, audit protocols, and inspection requirements.
  
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  ASQ certification such as CQA, CQE, CPGP, CFSQA, or similar required.
  
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  Experience in pharmaceutical, OTC, personal care, cosmetics, or dietary supplements preferred.
  
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  Experience with systems such as Agile, TrackWise, Veeva, SAP, JDE, eQMS, LIMS, ERP, or PLM is a plus.
  

Work Environment

This position will be onsite in Lewisville, TX five days per week for the first 90 days, with the potential for a hybrid schedule of 1–2 remote days per week thereafter.

Why This Opportunity?

This is an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact on supplier quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement while partnering with cross-functional teams in a highly regulated environment.