
Outsourcing Technical Leader
Polinyá del Vallés, ES
Who we are
Puig is a home of Love Brands within a family company that furthers wellness, confidence and self-expression while leaving a better world. For more than a century, our entrepreneurial spirit and passion for creativity have made us a challenger in the premium beauty industry.
With 17 Love Brands across Fragrance and Fashion, Makeup and Skincare, we create stories that connect with people’s emotions and are powered by a global team of over 13,000 passionate professionals. With products sold in more than 150 countries and €5,042 million in net revenue in 2025, and guided by strong values and sustainability commitments, Puig continues to grow as a Home of Creativity: an open-minded space where Creators Of All Kinds are empowered to thrive, innovate and express who they are.
The Opportunity
Carry out and coordinate quality control activities, ensuring that subcontracted products comply with current quality requirements and all characteristics defined in the specifications, in accordance with established quality control processes and procedures
What you'll get to do
Planning
- Manage inspection and measuring equipment and the application of control methods
- Propose improvements to processes and procedures to promote the reliability and efficiency of control activities
- Oversee the management of quality risks arising from products, internal processes or suppliers
- Support the manager in planning and prioritizing the area’s workload to ensure that controls are carried out properly and on time
- Define the plan for visits to and follow-up of third-party manufacturers based on risk, incidents and production needs
- Coordinate the team in the area and support the manager in proposing staff training and development initiatives
Execution and Quality Assurance
- Meet the agreed deadlines for inspecting and releasing packaging components, bulk products, semi-finished products and finished products
- Perform quality checks on materials and intermediate products, and conduct product audits
- Record non-conformities in packaging components and finished products
- Supervise production at third-party manufacturers, with the authority to stop a process if necessary
- Support third-party manufacturers in performing quality checks in accordance with the criteria established by Puig
- Ensure compliance with GMP requirements and quality plans in manufacturing activities at third-party manufacturers
- Manage, maintain and calibrate inspection equipment and tools, where applicable
- Define reprocessing protocols at third-party manufacturers and inform the relevant departments when a product is unavailable due to a non-conformity
- Participate in production activities, providing quality support, and manage master reference samples, inspection tools and retained samples for finished and semi-finished products
- Travel to third-party manufacturers to support or supervise production and review processes when necessary
- Provide internal support on quality issues or queries relating to third-party manufacturers
- Propose, attend and organize improvement events and meetings with internal teams or suppliers to drive continuous improvement
- Manage complaints, coordinating root-cause investigations and the corresponding corrective actions
- Train factory staff and new employees in quality control procedures, tools and culture
- Perform the duties assigned to the role in compliance with occupational health and safety, environmental and organizational standards, as well as GMP requirements applicable to the cosmetics industry
- Report periodically to the Outsourcing Quality Manager on production status, key risks, deviations, KPIs and any decisions or support required
We'd love to meet you if you have
- University degree in Chemistry, Industrial studies or a related discipline. A master’s degree or postgraduate studies will be valued
- Experience in Quality and/or Production as a specialist
- Solid knowledge of GMPs, laboratory controls and acceptance criteria, SAP, analytical methods, ISO 2859-1 and manufacturing processes
- Fluent in Spanish and English. French would be a plus
- Ability to communicate the vision and build commitment, help people succeed, embrace change and act to achieve results
- Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, curiosity, strategic thinking and the ability to contribute to high-performing teams
- Availability to travel to third-party manufacturers within the area’s scope
We welcome Creators Of All Kinds. If you are unsure of meeting all the requirements but trust you have the transferable skills to excel in this role, complete the application and our teams will get in touch if you are selected for an interview
What you'll love about us
- An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
- A competitive compensation & benefits package
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