Position Title:  Vendor Specialist

Vendor Specialist - Owensboro KY

Be a part of a revolutionary change! 

At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. 

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.  

The Vendor Specialist is responsible for ensuring vendor and product quality through audits, testing, and performance reviews, while driving continuous improvement, supporting ISO compliance, analyzing data for informed decision-making, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver accurate, high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.

This position sits with our Swedish Match affiliate.

Your ‘day to day’

• • Conduct internal and external vendor audits to ensure compliance with quality and performance standards
  • Implement and maintain vendor audit systems to support Six Sigma-level quality performance
  • Lead vendor performance reviews covering quality, service, and delivery
  • Perform material line studies, testing, and validation for new and existing products
  • Manage test orders and verify accuracy of incoming raw materials and vendor invoices
  • Execute quality audits for in-process and finished goods; drive corrective actions as needed
  • Analyze data and generate clear, actionable reports to support decision-making
  • Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Merchandising, and customers to ensure satisfaction and successful change implementation
  • Support ISO 9001 audits and maintain compliance with quality standards
  • Serve as a key liaison between internal teams and external vendors
  • Lead or contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and special projects
  • Deliver accurate, high-quality work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Who we’re looking for:

• • Associate’s degree or equivalent experience required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or quality environment
  • Experience with GMP, ISO 9001, or ISO 14001 strongly preferred
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail
  • Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in basic statistics and computer applications
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Minimal travel required

Annual Base Salary Range: $ 66,400 - $83,000

What’s ‘nice to have’

Legally authorized to work in the U.S. (required)

What we offer 

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, and much more! 

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. 

• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone’s contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong. 

• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. 

• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers. 

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.   

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 3,000 employees.    

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.  

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