Remote External Quality Lead — Suppliers & CMOs

Bimbo QSR Chicago; Zanesville (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bimbo QSR Chicago is seeking an External Operations Quality Manager to lead supplier quality, contract manufacturing quality, and third-party logistics quality programs. You will drive risk assessments, audits, and CAPA activities across external partners to ensure food safety and regulatory compliance.

The role involves collaboration with Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D, Regulatory, and Customer Quality teams to standardize external manufacturing quality systems and improve performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• 3–5 years of progressive experience in food safety and quality management.
• Experience with GFSI-certified facilities.
• Experience conducting supplier and manufacturing audits.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and external relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the regional Supplier Quality Management Program with global team.
• Establish supplier qualification, monitoring, and requalification processes.
• Lead supplier audit reviews and corrective action discussions.
• Oversee quality for contract manufacturing partners and co-manufacturers.
• Develop QA requirements for third-party logistics and warehouses.
• Plan and execute supplier, co-manufacturer, and 3PL audits.

Skills

FSMA Preventive Controls

GMPs & prerequisites

HACCP/HARPC

GFSI Programs

Supplier QA Management

Audits & CAPA

Leadership & cross-functional

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related technical discipline

Tools

SAP / ERP systems

Audit management systems

CAPA systems

Job description

Bimbo QSR Chicago is seeking an External Operations Quality Manager to lead supplier quality, contract manufacturing quality, and third-party logistics quality programs. You will drive risk assessments, audits, and CAPA activities across external partners to ensure food safety and regulatory compliance.

The role involves collaboration with Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D, Regulatory, and Customer Quality teams to standardize external manufacturing quality systems and improve performance.