Pharma Materials Qualification Specialist

Morgan McKinley; Leinster; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is recruiting a Supply Chain Specialist - Materials Qualification & Introduction for a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment in Ireland. The role focuses on introducing, qualifying and managing materials, ensuring quality, safety and regulatory compliance across stakeholder teams.

You will drive end-to-end NMI activities, coordinate qualification, manage supplier changes, work with SAP, and lead continuous improvement to support reliable supply and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Pharmacy, Science or a related discipline.
• Approximately four years of experience in Supply Chain or a technical role associated with new product introduction within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of single-use materials and applicable regulatory standards for their qualification.
• Experience working with suppliers on material-related issues, including supplier change notifications and investigations.
• Knowledge of SAP systems, particularly master data and production execution modules.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results.
• A commitment to continuous learning, process improvement and constructively challenging existing ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end New Material Introduction (NMI) activities, from technical evaluation and supplier qualification through to successful site implementation.
• Plan, coordinate and execute qualification activities to ensure materials meet applicable regulatory, safety, quality and product-specific requirements.
• Manage change controls and coordinate the resolution of gaps arising from Supplier Change Notifications (SCNs).
• Partner with Procurement, R&D, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Operations and suppliers to deliver material-related projects.
• Prepare and review technical documentation, maintain qualification records and support regulatory and company compliance audits.
• Maintain approved materials lists and qualified materials databases to support effective material management.
• Work closely with suppliers to resolve material-related issues, strengthen relationships and deliver value for the site.
• Lead root-cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and initiatives to improve material introduction and qualification processes.
• Ensure materials are introduced in line with business schedules while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance.

Skills

Analytical

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Pharmacy/Science

Tools

SAP

Job description

Morgan McKinley is recruiting a Supply Chain Specialist - Materials Qualification & Introduction for a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment in Ireland. The role focuses on introducing, qualifying and managing materials, ensuring quality, safety and regulatory compliance across stakeholder teams.

You will drive end-to-end NMI activities, coordinate qualification, manage supplier changes, work with SAP, and lead continuous improvement to support reliable supply and patient safety.