Packaging Supplier Quality Events Lead

Abbott Laboratories; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program

Health benefits

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Columbus, OH, is seeking a Quality Program Manager for Packaging Supplier Quality Events to lead a team of quality professionals focused on supplier events, performance, and continuous improvement within the Nutrition Division.

You will collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing sites to resolve quality issues, drive preventive actions, and strengthen supplier capabilities across Abbott's packaging supply base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Food Science, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Quality, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Assurance, or Packaging Engineering, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Supplier Quality professionals responsible for Supplier Events and Supplier Excellence activities.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and audit readiness.
• Establish clear expectations and develop team capability through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and employee development.
• Drive employee engagement, onboarding, training, and development of critical thinking, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Lead the response to supplier quality events impacting Abbott manufacturing sites.
• Ensure timely investigations, risk assessments, root cause analysis, and effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with manufacturing sites and suppliers to resolve quality issues, minimize business disruption, and protect product quality.
• Drive event reduction through trend analysis, supplier engagement, preventive actions, and effective escalation management.
• Ensure investigations and quality documentation are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready.
• Lead Abbott's Supplier Excellence Program and drive continuous improvement across the packaging supply base.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Quality Assurance

Packaging Engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in Columbus, OH, is seeking a Quality Program Manager for Packaging Supplier Quality Events to lead a team of quality professionals focused on supplier events, performance, and continuous improvement within the Nutrition Division.

You will collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing sites to resolve quality issues, drive preventive actions, and strengthen supplier capabilities across Abbott's packaging supply base.