Quality Specialist, Vendor Compliance

About Olipop

At OLIPOP, we’re on a mission to positively impact consumer health at scale through a new kind of soda: one that’s delicious, refreshing, and actually good for you. Our CEO and Co-Founder, Ben Goodwin, transformed his own health by changing his diet and became passionate about the connection between nutrition and wellness. He created OLIPOP—a functional soda with 6 to 9 grams of fiber and 2 to 5 grams of sugar—to make consumer health accessible without sacrificing taste.

Since launching in 2018, we’ve reimagined soda as a force for good, grounded in humanistic values like empathy, integrity, and a belief in better for everyone. From ingredients to culture, we’re committed to proving that business—and beverages—can support health for all.

About the Role

The Supplier Quality Specialist at OLIPOP is responsible for managing and executing supplier-level food safety, traceability, and quality programs to ensure compliance with OLIPOP’s standards. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to support supplier onboarding, compliance, and documentation accuracy. The position is based in Burlingame, California, and requires onsite presence 4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Maintain supplier approval records, ingredient documentation, and compliance records to support supplier qualification and ongoing compliance.
• Partner with Procurement, R&D, and Regulatory teams to support supplier onboarding, vendor approvals, ingredient changes, and supplier quality initiatives.
• Evaluate current suppliers and ingredients using risk-based assessments; implement controls, monitoring activities, and preventative measures to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance.
• Monitor supplier performance and compliance metrics, including documentation, service, and supply chain KPIs; identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Prepare and maintain supplier performance scorecards; support supplier performance review activities.
• Conduct supplier quality investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, documentation review, and follow-up activities in compliance with OLIPOP standards.
• Build and maintain effective supplier relationships through timely communication, issue resolution, and ongoing support.
• Visit supplier facilities as needed to verify systems and facilities meet OLIPOP quality standards.
• Review ingredient specifications, Certificates of Analysis (COAs), and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with established requirements.
• Maintain ingredient-related documentation, such as handling matrices, hazard analyses, and internal specifications.
• Support ingredient shelf-life extension evaluations through documentation review, data analysis, and testing.
• Maintain a library of ingredient retains to support traceability, quality investigations, and compliance.
• Perform regular ingredient testing and evaluation activities to support supplier approvals, shelf-life evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, update, and maintain SOPs, job aids, work instructions, forms, and other controlled documentation related to supplier and ingredient quality programs.
• Organize and archive documents; review SOPs for completeness and accuracy with stakeholders regularly.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of quality assurance, supplier quality, quality systems, food safety, or related experience within the food and beverage industry.
• Supplier quality experience preferred.
• Experience reviewing technical documentation, including ingredient specifications, COAs, and supplier quality records.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets; Google Workspace experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Transparent, open, and honest communicator; able to work independently while keeping team members informed.
• Strong written communication skills; ability to provide clear status updates and recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail and deadline-oriented; ability to organize assignments, set priorities, and execute plans.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience developing and implementing document control processes.
• Experience with supplier compliance software, such as FoodLogiQ.

Reports to: Quality Manager

Pay

$80,000–$95,000 base salary + bonus

How We Work

OLIPOP is a fully remote team that stays connected through intentional collaboration. From cross-functional projects and in-person offsites to thoughtful Slack threads, we prioritize meaningful connection across time zones. We move quickly but lead with trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to impactful work.

We value thoughtful debate, feedback given with care, and growth through listening as much as leading. At OLIPOP, it’s about growing together while building something with lasting impact.

What We Value

• Mission Connectivity: Everything we do supports human health, from launching new flavors to conducting clinical research.
• Indomitable Spirit: We adapt quickly, stay curious, and find inventive solutions—often with dedicated Slack threads and detailed decks.
• Lead at Every Level: Leadership is about ownership, not titles. We speak up, follow through, and lift each other up.
• Courageous Humility: We’re confident in our strengths and curious about what we don’t know. Feedback is given with care and received with grace.

What We’re Looking For

We seek individuals who thrive in a high-performance, feedback-rich environment and are energized by building something new. Ideal candidates:

• Think big, move fast, and take thoughtful risks.
• Value real human connection and honest collaboration.
• Are excited to help shape and improve a dynamic, mission-driven company.