Senior Supplier Quality Specialist - Hybrid (Remote/Onsite)

Altria; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

13 holidays + 2 floating days

401(k) matching

Deferred Profit Sharing

Professional development stipends

Parental leave

Job summary

Altria is seeking a Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality, to join the Audit & Supplier Quality team in Richmond, VA. The role focuses on ensuring supplier materials meet quality requirements and involves collaboration with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Quality management to manage supplier quality risks.

You will analyze supplier quality data against KPIs, support supplier assessments, and drive remediation actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, supply chain management, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of Quality, Manufacturing or Compliance experience in a regulated industry.
• ASQ Certification preferences: CQA/ISO 9001 Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor/CQT/ASQP.
• Strong written, verbal analytical, and presentation skills.
• Ability to provide critical and sensitive feedback independently.
• Experience with Trackwise, SAP and other ERP systems is preferred.
• Ability to travel periodically to support supplier quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Apply established material quality requirements to assess supplier materials against specifications, regulatory expectations, and approved acceptance criteria during sourcing and receipt activities.
• Provide supplier quality support to Altria Operating Companies by identifying and evaluating ongoing quality issues from Defective Material Reports (DMRs) and supplier-related quality incidents that may require supplier response and/or site assessment activities.
• Support supplier assessments, approvals, and documentation, while collaborating with stakeholders to maintain accurate supplier qualification databases and audit systems of record in alignment with defined quality and regulatory expectations.
• Support supplier root cause investigations by applying standard problem-solving tools, reviewing evidence, and documenting findings to address supplier quality issues.
• Monitor closure of supplier audit related action plans and provide input on actions needed with CAPA and the audit team.
• Produce accurate, timely supplier quality reports using defined metrics and data sources to support routine monitoring of supplier performance and compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering/supply chain

Tools

Trackwise

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Altria is seeking a Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality, to join the Audit & Supplier Quality team in Richmond, VA. The role focuses on ensuring supplier materials meet quality requirements and involves collaboration with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Quality management to manage supplier quality risks.

You will analyze supplier quality data against KPIs, support supplier assessments, and drive remediation actions.