Responsibilities:
1. Ensure?the?products?PetSmart?purchases?in?China?meet?specification?and?quality?standards?established?by?the?company.
2. Work?collaboratively?to?update?each?factory/supplier?of?product?quality?standards?during?the?inspection?process.
3. Approve?or?reject?the?quality?status?of?each?purchase?order?at?each?selected?inspection?stage?based?on?comparison?to?PetSmart?product?specifications.
4. Inform?production?monitoring?staff?of?and?purchase?order?delays?resulting?from?a?quality?inspection.?Expedite?remedial?quality?actions?to?keep?PO?deliveries?on?time.
5. Work?with?factories?and?suppliers?to?consistently?improve?quality?results?over?time.
6. Supply?data?about?each?factory’s?quality?performance,?remedial?actions?and?compliance?standards?into?the?Factory/Supplier?Scorecard?system.
7. Be?fully?informed?and?up?to?date?about?lab?safety?tests?and?related?certificates?required?for?inspections?of?each?purchase?order.
8. Stay?up?to?date?on?regulations?and?safety?conditions?that?may?impact?factory?standards.
Skills/Capabilities/Experience:
1. Using?computers?and?computer?systems?(including?hardware?and?software)?in?English?and?Chinese?to?manage?quality?control?information,?including?compiling,?categorizing,?calculating,?auditing?and?verifying?detailed?information?or?data.
2. Must?communicate?detailed?information?to?PetSmart’s?factories/suppliers,?internal?supervisors,?co-workers,?and?assistants?in?English?and?Chinese.
3. Developing?schedules?and?work?plans?to?prioritize,?organize,?and?accomplish?inspection?goals.
4. Ability?to?provide?insight?and?advice?to?senior?management?or?on?quality?control?issues?and?potential?delivery?delays?resulting?from?quality?problems.
5. Maintain?professional?work?standards?when?representing?PetSmart?to?outside?resources.
6. Ability?to?evaluate?quality?results?and?developing?the?best?problem?solving?solutions?to?immediate?as?well?as?recurring?quality?problems.
7. Ability?to?collaborate?with?Chinese?factories?and?suppliers?to?remediate?quality?problems?and?settle?disputes?and?conflicts?in?a?positive?way.
8. Knowledge?base?to?determine?whether?suppliers?comply?with?necessary?product?specification?standards?and?product?safety?regulations.