- Location
- Polinyá del Vallés Catalonia Spain
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Lead
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
About Puig
Puig is a distinguished name in the luxury fashion and fragrance industry, renowned for its innovative approach and commitment to excellence. As part of a global conglomerate, Puig offers a dynamic and inspiring work environment, fostering creativity and professional growth.
Puig's Outsourcing Technical Leader coordinates quality control for subcontracted products, overseeing inspections, manufacturing compliance, supplier follow-up, and continuous improvement. The permanent role also coordinates area activities and reports production status, risks, deviations, and KPIs to the Outsourcing Quality Manager.
Role & Responsibilities
- Manage inspection and measuring equipment and the application of control methods.
- Propose process and procedure improvements to promote the reliability and efficiency of control activities.
- Oversee quality risks arising from products, internal processes, or suppliers.
- Support the manager in planning and prioritizing the area's workload to ensure controls are carried out properly and on time.
- Define risk-, incident-, and production-needs-based plans for visits to and follow-up of third-party manufacturers.
- Coordinate the team and support the manager in proposing staff training and development initiatives.
- Meet 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 authority to stop a process if necessary.
- Support third-party manufacturers in conducting quality checks according to Puig's established criteria.
- 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 relevant departments when a product is unavailable due to a non-conformity.
- Provide quality support in production activities and manage master reference samples, inspection tools, and retained samples for finished and semi-finished products.
- Travel to third-party manufacturers when necessary to support or supervise production and review processes.
- 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 by coordinating root-cause investigations and corresponding corrective actions.
- Train factory staff and new employees in quality control procedures, tools, and culture.
- Perform assigned duties in compliance with occupational health and safety, environmental, organizational, and cosmetics-industry GMP standards.
- Report periodically to the Outsourcing Quality Manager on production status, key risks, deviations, KPIs, and required decisions or support.
Qualifications
- University degree in Chemistry, Industrial studies, or a related discipline; a master's degree or postgraduate studies are 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.
- Fluency in Spanish and English; French is 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.
Skills
Experience
Experience in Quality and/or Production as a specialist.
Education
University degree in Chemistry, Industrial studies, or a related discipline; a master's degree or postgraduate studies are valued.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Polinyá del Vallés, Catalonia, Spain, with easy access to Barcelona.
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Benefits
An entrepreneurial, creative, and welcoming work culture; learning and development opportunities; opportunities to grow in an international company; a competitive compensation and benefits package.
Culture
Puig fosters an inclusive and collaborative culture, encouraging innovation and creativity. Employees are valued for their unique contributions and are provided with opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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