Corporate Lead\principle Auditor

The Lead Auditor role will have QA auditing oversight of Product Supply and R&D operations to help assure required QA governance and capability systems are effectively implemented. This position will help audited sites (P&G Plants/Joint Ventures, R&D Technical Centers, Licensees, and Contractors/Suppliers) identify risks and improvement opportunities and communicate sites' QA capability to Company leadership.

Superior Quality is one of the key reasons over 4 billion consumers purchase P&G products & services every year. We have a strong Quality heritage and are trusted every day to deliver on that promise. The regulatory environment in which we operate is rapidly changing and we are seeking influential Quality Assurance (QA) leaders to accelerate the pace in which we design, develop, manufacture, and market our products.

We need people who have:

1. Knowledge of regulatory agency expectations and associated inspection and enforcement practices gained through auditing experience or qualification. Ideal candidate would have previous experience working as FDA auditor.
2. Demonstrated expertise in the assessment of and development/implementation of Quality Assurance systems in a variety of businesses and settings.
3. At least 5-10 years experience with QA systems including QAC/key elements, product quality measures, quality incident system, shelf quality measures, consumer comments, and validation.
4. Strong leadership and relationship skills to work across all levels of the organization, as well as the ability to represent P&G and our standard/expectations outside of the Company.
5. Must be able to effectively communicate in English (written and oral) across multiple geographies to accurately and concisely describe quality/compliance outages and influence the successful resolution of any significant issue.
6. Basic knowledge of statistics as they apply to sampling plans and process control.
7. Ability to build broader QA capability across the Company by leading training in areas of expertise.
8. Candidate must be willing and able to travel (~50%)
9. Minimum Bachelor's Degree in a field of Engineering, Science or other QA related fields.