Senior Auditor, Quality Assurance

General Summary:
Conduct order inspections to ensure customer requirements are met. This may include in-line and final inspections, participation in pre-production meetings, factory evaluations and vendor development activities.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Prepares and updates the Quality Assurance production status reports (PSR) on a regular basis.
• Conducts meeting with vendor's factory in conjunction with brand representatives to ensure all necessary pre-production requirements are met.
• Conducts Pilot Lot assessment as per the approved criteria. Evaluates pilot-lot production and works with factory for necessary improvements.
• Conducts inline inspections per Purchasing Order as per brand's SOPs; ensuring product quality conforms to the approved TOP.
• Conducts the final audit for the shipments at factories before delivery to the forwarders.
• Reports to supervisor or respective brand point persons timely on problems identified that may affect delivery.
• Prepares analysis on performance of factories assigned and identifies high risk factories; identify issues and recommend improvement actions.
• Provide coaching and training to other auditors; may supervise a team of auditors for assigned categories, brands, factories or geographies.
• Conduct factory evaluations and assist in other vendor development initiatives as assigned.