Tasks and Key areas of responsibility

1) Quality Management System (QMS)

a) QMS Management: Developing and maintaining a robust QMS that defines the organization's quality objectives, policies, procedures, and performance metrics. This includes to act as a first contact for the Country Manager and local team for quality related topics. And to ensure that quality aspects for CCS and Transport are adequatly represented during local and global meetings as well as local and global projects and initiatives. Organize and support management review meetings in accordance to applicable SOP.

b) Supplier Qualification Management: Oversee the Suppliers Evaluation Program in accordance with internal guidelines, including local suppliers approval / rejection. This involves working closely with subject matter experts and the local operational team to ensure that subcontractors and suppliers meet the necessary qualifications and standards. To ensure supplier meet quality expectations through supplier audits, performance monitoring, and corrective actions when necessary.

c) Quality Agreements: To review and negotiate quality agreements and Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDAs/NDAs). This includes carefully examining the terms and conditions outlined in these agreements, ensuring alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements.

d) Internal / External Audits, Inspections and certification audits: To be the main auditor contact and to communicate with relevant parties within the organization. To initiate and oversee the audit organization. Respond promptly to auditor inquiries by providing accurate information, supporting documentation, or clarification as needed. Work with management teams to develop and follow up action plans for addressing any identified non-compliance issues and provide audit responses in due time.

e) Incident Management: Review and manage the documentation on incidents. Actively participating in investigations on non-conformities or deviations from established quality standards. Provide quality input for investigations, root cause analysis and CAPA and support corrective and preventive action initiatives to address root causes. Assisting in the creation of comprehensive reports, and diligently monitoring deviations and subsequent actions as outlined in the specific internal guidelines. Reporting to global QA and local leadership any deviations or potential problems. Ensuring that relevant customer complaints are dealt with effectively.

f) Risk Management and Change Control: Assist in setting up and to participate in Risk Management and Change Control processes. To ensure that clients are contacted whenever required in order to communicate changes such as but not limited to expansions, depot moving process, regulatory updates clarifications, etc.

g) Technical Quality Support: Overview and verify technical change controls, calibration, maintenance and qualification / validation program according to internal guidelines, supporting the local facility representative and QA manager technical compliance.

h) Documentation Management: Ensuring accurate documentation of all quality-related activities such as SOPs, work instructions, test records, audit reports, etc. This also includes to organize regular reviews of, e.g. Local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs) with the process owner / author. To support the review of these documents to ensure that they align with established service standards as well as quality and regulatory requirements.

i) Quality Data Management: To execute all tasks using dedicated software tools such as Master Control and SharePoint (or other applicable software tools). This includes accurately inputting and timely updating data, attaching relevant documents, tracking progress, documenting actions taken, and adhering to any specific workflows or process as outlined in the standard operating procedures.

2) Compliance Assurance

- Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (local law, GDP, quality regulations etc), industry standards (such as ISO and relevant GxP standards), customer requirements, and internal policies. Staying up-to-date with changes in regulations and triggering / implementing necessary QMS changes.

- Verifying adherence of World Courier employees to all Company Policies and Procedures as applicable to their role and responsibilities through effective monitoring, guidance, and support during standard process implementation.

- Ensure that World Courier License(s) as well as any other regulatory documentation is/are properly in place and updated as applicable

3) Quality Training and Education

a) Training Program: Developing training programs to educate employees on quality standards, quality processes, and quality techniques. Ensuring that initial and continuous training programs are implemented and maintained related to Good Documentation, Good Manufacturing, Good Distribution and Good Clinical Practices (when applicable).

b) Internal Guidelines Training Management: To assign along with the local Management and maintain the local training job codes and local training matrix. To monitor training compliance and escalate non-compliance to local management.

4) Process Improvement

a) Continous Improvement: Identifying opportunities for process improvements through data analysis and continuous evaluation of existing workflows. This may include implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies or other improvement frameworks in collaboration with the Continuous Improvement department.

b) Customer Satisfaction: Participate in client meetings, monitoring client feedback and satisfaction levels to identify areas for improvement in services. To enhance the quality of service delivered to clients by closely collaborating with the operational team.

5) Others:

a) Keeping appropriate records of any delegated duties and execute tasks and responsibilities as per delegation plan or assigned to the QA support team.

b) Any other quality responsibilities assigned by Regional/Global Quality Management.

c) International support on QA related matters for the local QA network.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

The employee should hold a minimum of a diploma or bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as pharmacy, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, logistics or engineering. A degree in quality management or a related discipline might also be acceptable.

Key Experience and deliverables expected

Coordinator: beginner, basic experience in quality 0 to 2 years

In the role of the quality Coordinator, the employee should have the basic knowledge and basic experience, to make basic quality related decision independently. Execution of the tasks will be done under close supervision and support by the line manager. Approval of key documents will be done under supervision of the line manager or by the line manager.

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Coordinator:

a. Intermediate verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills in English and local language.

b. Ability to express oneself clearly in conversations, interactions and business writing with others.

c. Develop and maintain good relationships with associates at all levels within the company and also with external parties (e.g. clients, vendors etc.).

d. Intermediate Awareness of Customer Needs.

e. Basic awareness of business requirements of the organisation.

f. Having a high sense of integrity, transparency and accountability in all work tasks and interactions with others.

g. Detailed, well-organized and able to multi-task and manage multiple projects at the same time, prioritizing required actions accordingly to meet required deadlines.

h. Strong drive to remain focused, self-motivated and committed to completing or achieving tasks.

i. Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

j. Able to work independently and with a team when required.

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EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Broad operational background in World Courier processes

Basic understanding of Quality Management processes (e.g. ISO 9001)

Adequate GxP expertise

REPORTS DIRECTLY TO:

National Operations Manager

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Fluency in local language and adequate English skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: World Courier de Colombia S.A.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned