Supplier Quality Coordinator

About the role 

We're looking for a Supplier Quality Coordinator to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role is at the heart of our supplier quality programme, ensuring suppliers, ingredients, packaging, and compliance documentation meet our food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Working across Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, and external suppliers, you'll play a key role in maintaining supplier approvals, managing quality documentation, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives that help keep our business audit-ready and compliant.

What you'll be doing

• Coordinating supplier onboarding and qualification activities.
• Reviewing and maintaining supplier compliance documentation.
• Managing approved supplier records and quality databases.
• Maintaining ingredient and packaging compliance libraries.
• Supporting supplier performance monitoring and reporting.
• Tracking supplier quality issues, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Ensuring supplier records remain accurate, current, and audit-ready.
• Working closely with stakeholders to support quality and food safety objectives.

What you'll bring

• Exceptional organisation and administration skills.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office capability.
• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Confidence working across teams and building relationships.
• Experience in administration, quality, compliance, food manufacturing, dairy, FMCG, or a regulated environment.

About us – The Synlait Spirit 

Synlait is more than a global leader in milk nutrition – we're a purpose-led team that’s Doing Milk Differently For A Healthier World. Our Synlait Spirit guides everything we do, from how we show up each day to the impact we create together. You’ll be joining an authentic, down-to-earth team that lives the three values that underpin the Synlait Spirit. 

Be The Difference means we understand before we act – that means asking why, supporting each other to think differently, stay curious, and continuously look for smarter ways to deliver value. Whether it’s in the paddock, the plant or the boardroom, we’re driven by impact and inspired to make a meaningful difference every day. 

We Move as One by working together with respect, trust and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We collaborate across teams to deliver innovative solutions and create opportunity for those around us. 

We feed the world’s most vulnerable, including newborn babies, so we have to be Right on the Mark. That means we take accountability seriously, act with courage and focus our energy on what matters most. We combine expert farming and state of the art processing to deliver high quality nutritional products to all over the world. 

At Synlait you’ll be challenged and supported to grow. We know everyone brings something unique to the table so we’re an inclusive workplace, where diverse perspectives fuel innovation and success. 

What we offer:

• Health insurance cover & partnered with top brands for great benefits and discounts

• Excellent parental leave with our Matua policy

• B Corp^TM certified 

• Social Club membership opportunities 

What's next? Apply now!

Include your most recent CV and cover letter summarising your abilities and what you can bring to Synlait. We wish you the best of luck in your application. We encourage you to apply early as we will be reviewing applications regularly and may close the advertisement early. Together we will continue to create a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best.

Applicants outside of New Zealand will only be considered if you have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.   

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