Supplier Quality Coordinator

About the Job

This is a permanent position, working Monday – Friday, 8 : 30am – 5 : 00pm, 40 hours per week. We are seeking a dynamic, proactive, and energetic professional within our talented Quality team in Auckland. As a Supplier Quality Coordinator, you will be the main point of contact for New Zealand suppliers’ quality maintenance and coordination and support ensuring quality at co‑manufacturers. You will drive the closure of raw material / packaging material non‑conformances with efficient & effective preventative actions.

Reporting to Quality in Design & Supplier Quality Manager, you will work collaboratively with suppliers to develop, implement, monitor, and continuously improve our supplier’s and 3 PM’s ways of working to ensure ongoing growth of the business.

Responsibilities

• Maintain supplier quality key performance indicators of New Zealand based raw material, packaging, and 3 PM suppliers
• Analyse performance, identify areas for improvement, coordinate effective corrective and preventative actions
• Point of contact for internal stakeholders in New Zealand and other Danone locations with respect to suppliers and provide regular communication and reports when required
• Assist in the on‑site investigation / root cause analysis of complaints, incidents, and non‑conformities arising from ingredients / packs / finished goods supplied
• Support the planning, organization, execution, and reporting of onsite quality, food & safety audits & technical visits of New Zealand based suppliers
• Ensure up‑to‑date documentation related to supplier quality and performance

About you

You are a people person with an ability to work collaboratively with diverse cross‑functional stakeholders, build relations and effectively coordinate the tasks to support the business. Your prior experience in a similar role within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment will help you succeed in this role. Your agility and ability to work with shifting priorities, attention to detail, empathy, sound influencing skills, and persistence to see a task through will be highly beneficial in the role.

Qualifications

About us

Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you. Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast‑pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best‑known brands in the world, such as YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.

Always looking to bring the outside in to continuously improve our ways of working as well as our Danoner’s day to day experience, we have been awarded Winner of the 2020 Employer of Choice awards through the NZ HRD Awards and we are proud of our Certification as a Great Place to Work company 2025.

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU. Danone is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply!

Benefits

How to apply

If this opportunity resonates with you and you’re eager to shape and define this role, then go ahead and seize the moment. Click on the APPLY button and share your resume with us before 31 October 2025.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We proudly affirm that we are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and our ambition is to foster an INCLUSIVE & DIVERSE workplace where all Danoners can bring their uniqueness to contribute to business results. Our commitment to DEI ensures that all qualified individuals receive fair consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and disability at our company.

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