Quality Auditor

**About The Job**

The Auditor is a key member of the Quality department at Medik8, and this newly defined role will be critical in upholding product quality and compliance across our supply base. Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, you will devise, implement and execute the supplier auditing plan.

Other key responsibilities include conducting thorough audits of supplier facilities and reviewing processes and documentation to ensure alignment with Medik8's standards. This is a unique opportunity to create and drive the vision and strategy for supplier auditing. Your focus will be to work collaboratively across functions, prioritising the audit regime, developing best practice, influencing key stakeholders and being an ambassador for Medik8’s customer-centric culture.

This will support the evolution and scalability of our business and will allow us to achieve incredible levels of output. This role will be based at our Innovation Centre in Aylesbury and you must be able to travel to our supplier sites.

**In more detail your role will include:
- Performing audits according to your supplier auditing program for key external suppliers.
- Responsible for, and leading, the supplier audit process, ensuring timely reporting, observation and audit closure.
- Working with external suppliers for the CAPA implementation, risk assessment and driving continuous improvement progress supply chain sustainability.
- Working with Supply Chain to make the supplier qualification process value-adding, and robust. Collaboratively reviewing supplier questionnaires and supplier quality agreements.
- Proactively communicating with the Supply Chain team to ensure the Supplier Monitoring programme is adhered to, and includes audit output.
- Act as SME for all supplier and internal audit-related issues. Assist with Supplier related deviations, when needed, driving CAPAs through to closure.
- Own and maintain the internal audit schedule Perform internal audits, leading the internal audits, ensuring timely reporting, observation and audit closure.
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance and effectiveness systems and process is in place Involvement in adhoc Quality projects.

**Requirements:
- Previous experience in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics/skincare, food industries, or another highly regulated industry.
- Significant Auditing experience, internal or external.
- Proficiency in the development and execution of supplier auditing systems. Working knowledge/experience of FDA regulations and ISO standards such as 9001, 22716, (Cosmetics GMP).
- Solid I.T skills, including the use of standard I.T suites.
- Excellent social skills: ability to build and be a great partner with internal and external customers. Strong communication levels, both written and verbal.
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Problem solving ability.

**About us**

Founded in 2009 by UK scientists and brothers, Elliot and Daniel Isaacs, we are a British, B Corp certified dermatological skincare brand, globally renowned for our age-defying heroes that deliver results without compromise.

Our mission is to **simplify the route to great skin** through the highest quality, most efficacious and trusted products on the market. All this is underpinned by our pioneering CSA Philosophy of vitamin C plus sunscreen by day, and vitamin A (retinoids) by night which addresses 90% of anti-ageing skincare needs to deliver more youthful-looking skin.

**Culture & Benefits**

We are fuelled by our commitment to sustainability, quality, efficiency, and an unwavering passion for our customers. Championing solutions-focused thinking, we possess a purpose-driven mentality and strive to work with integrity and agility, always. We are collaborative go-givers; our diverse talents work cross-functionally and we achieve more together. We are proud to do everything in-house, challenging the norm and pushing the boundaries of possibility. It’s just who we are

Some of the perks of being part of the Medik8 team include:

- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Flexible & Hybrid working
- Private Medical Insurance + Mental Health support
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Long Service Awards
- 75% discount + Annual Product Allowance
- Flexible Career opportunities
- Up-skilling support + regular Lunch & Learns
- 2 Volunteering days per year
- Matched Charitable Giving Scheme

**Want to do a little more research before you apply?**

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our values. You can also find out more about us on Linkedin, Glassdoor & Instagram.
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