Supplier Audit/ Evaluation Specialist – Packaging commodity

Job Title: Supplier Audit/ Evaluation Specialist – Packaging commodity

Location: Near to Beachwood, OH

Onsite/ Hybrid/ Remote: Onsite

The pay range is $40/hr. - $45/hr.

Travel: 50%

Function: Supplier Quality / Procurement Auditor

Overall Experience: 12–15 years   | Supplier Risk Audit Experience:  8-10 years

Role Summary: You will lead the supplier audit and risk program for Packaging commodity, ensuring resilient, compliant, and high-quality supply. This role blends on-ground audits, analytical risk management, cross-functional collaboration, and supplier capacity to deliver measurable improvements in quality, compliance, and service.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit Strategy & Delivery
• Risk Assessment- Build and maintain supplier risk registers.
• Material, Process & Packaging commodity validation- Preferably commodities like Cloth, Liners, Paper, Fiber
• Supplier Performance- Deploy scorecards (OTD, DPPM, NCRs, audit scores, response times, certification status), drive maturity.
• Compliance & Governance to specific norms (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IATF etc.,)
• Stakeholder Collaboration

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/ Production/ Packaging/ Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• 8–10 years in supplier auditing, supplier quality, supplier assessment within packaging commodity (Cloth, Liners, Paper, Fiber)
• Demonstrated experience in auditing suppliers leading to measurable outcomes.

Core Skills & Competencies:

·         Supplier Operational Assessments – Perform Onsite assessments for Quality, Supply Chain & Capacity

·         Apply value stream mapping, create material, and process flows, Document pain points and gaps.

• Sound knowledge of risk modeling (FMEA/ SRM), SPC, Pareto/ 5-Why/8D, dashboarding, trend analysis.
• Supplier communication, negotiation, crisp documentation, stakeholder management, decision-making under ambiguity.

“Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely based on their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities.  Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at .”