Vendor Quality & Compliance Manager - Africa

Cipla; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cipla is seeking an experienced Senior Vendor Manager to oversee centralized vendor management across Cipla One Africa regions. The role focuses on coordinating GMP-compliant supplier activities for finished products, excipients, and packaging materials, while ensuring regulatory compliance and robust documentation across multiple sites.

As part of a cross-regional team, you will lead supplier qualification, audits, and risk assessments, aligning with global standards and facilitating continuous

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage centralized vendor management activities across Cipla units and regions, ensuring GMP compliance and quality standards for suppliers of finished products, excipients, and packaging materials.
• Lead vendor qualification, approval, and periodic review processes to ensure compliance with internal quality systems and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate audits of suppliers to Cipla Medpro HO, CDG, Mirren, CMM, SSA Office and regional distributors, including CIPLA Maroc, Egypt, and Algeria.
• Manage documentation and data integrity for vendor-related records, SOPs, licenses, and TQAs across One Africa.
• Conduct risk assessments and impact analyses for vendors focusing on critical quality attributes and regulatory compliance.

Job description

Cipla is seeking an experienced Senior Vendor Manager to oversee centralized vendor management across Cipla One Africa regions. The role focuses on coordinating GMP-compliant supplier activities for finished products, excipients, and packaging materials, while ensuring regulatory compliance and robust documentation across multiple sites.

As part of a cross-regional team, you will lead supplier qualification, audits, and risk assessments, aligning with global standards and facilitating continuous