Quality Assurance Manager, Logistics, Apac

**At Getinge we have the passion to perform**

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge, our passion is to secure that every person and community have access to the best possible care, offering hospitals and life science institutions products and solutions that aim to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. Every day we collaborate to make a true difference for our customers - and to save more lives.

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**Overview**
- Ensure compliance of Global Distribution Center APAC to Getinge Quality System as well as applicable Standards, Regulations and Guidelines
- Actively support the APAC Logistics organization in the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Getinge Quality System including change management
- Secure Logistics supplier management from APAC QA Logistics standpoint by ensuring approval, performance monitoring, audit when necessary and documentation as per Getinge requirements
- Manage allocated resources as per position description and operational needs
- Provide partnership and support to Business Units (BU)/ Global Sales (GS) for APAC Logistics Quality topics
- Lead/ support, as QA representative, in projects, changes and improvements affecting APAC Logistics operations
- Perform and support supplier audits

**Duties and Responsibilities**

As a Quality Management System and Compliance
- Establish quality related procedures
- Support in establishing, reviewing, improving logístical procedures in Getinge Quality System
- Support in developing training material and performing training for logistics procedures
- Ensure compliance of Global Distribution Center APAC to Standards, Regulations, and Getinge requirements
- Support in internal and external audits for logistics procedures
- Support management of CAPAs related to quality deviation in APAC Logistics

As a Supplier Management
- Be responsible for quality approval of Global Distribution Center in APAC and related suppliers
- Be responsible for establishing Supplier Quality Agreement with Global Distribution Center in APAC and related suppliers
- Be responsible for communication, preparation, and follow-up of supplier audit at Distribution Center in APAC and related suppliers
- Be responsible for SCAR management at Distribution Center in APAC and related suppliers
- Participate in operational/ business review meetings with Global Distribution Center in APAC
- Lead, support or participate to supplier audit as per Supplier Audit Program

As a Support to Key Stakeholders
- Support Logistics Operations in the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvements of Getinge Quality System
- Support Logistics Operations by ensuring monitoring/ managing blocked stock
- Support Logistics Operations in analyzing trends and in identifying improvements. Drive or support change to improve and standardize process
- Support Regional QRC in quality approval and in drafting of quality agreements of warehouses
- Support Regional QRC in communication, preparation, and follow-up of supplier audits at warehouse
- Ensure best practice sharing with Regional QRC
- Ensure support to Getinge Business Unit (BU) in Quality related activities to be performed at Distribution Center in APAC
- Act as a Quality representative in implementation of specific/ value added activities requested by Getinge Business Units (BU( to be performed at Distribution Center in APAC

As a Manager
- Allocate and manage staff resources in line with operation's needs
- Ensure people development in line with position description
- Act as Quality representative within APAC Logistics management team/ forum
- Be responsible for Quality KPI reporting for Distribution Center in APAC and related suppliers

For Quality System
- Build quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements

**Requirements**:

- Academic Business background (Business Bachelor or Master's degree) in Life Science, Engineering, Logistics, or Quality Management
- At least 5 years working experience within Quality Assurance for Logistics or manufacturing, preferably within Medical Device industry
- Knowledge of ISO9001, 1348, FDA 21 CFR part 820
- A strong team player, and people manager with strong communication skills
- Experience in internal and external audits (ISO9001 or ISO13485)
- Travel required in line with support of an APAC set-up (Distribution Center, Warehouse, Transport)

**About us**

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.