Vendor & Ingredient Compliance Specialist

Kettle Cuisine, LLC.; Lynn (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine, LLC. in Lynn, MA is hiring a Vendor & Ingredient Specialist to support supplier and raw-material approval activities.

You will maintain vendor records, link suppliers with TraceGains, and prepare information for audits and risk reviews. Your responsibilities include onboarding and documenting supplier materials, reviewing documentation against regulatory and customer requirements, and ensuring records are current and auditable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Supply Chain, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Four or more years of experience in supplier quality, technical services, regulatory, food safety, or procurement support.
• Experience with supplier documentation, raw-material specifications, databases, and cross-functional follow-up.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement supplier and material documentation set-up within TraceGains; collaborate with Purchasing or Sourcing to resolve difficulties and train suppliers as needed
• Review documentation against Kettle Cuisine, customer, regulatory, SQF/GFSI, organic, and GFCO requirements. Report on documentation aging, approvals, and supplier performance
• Ensure supplier and material records are complete, current, correctly linked, and retained in TraceGains or the designated system. Track missing, expired, incomplete, inconsistent, conditional, or rejected documentation and follow up with suppliers and cross-functional team members to close documentation gaps.
• Escalate unresolved supplier, material, or risk issues using established protocols.
• Maintain and develop custom dashboards and automated workflows for standard documentation reviews.

Skills

Attention to detail

Documentation management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science/Supply Chain or related field

Tools

TraceGains

Job description

Kettle Cuisine, LLC. in Lynn, MA is hiring a Vendor & Ingredient Specialist to support supplier and raw-material approval activities.

You will maintain vendor records, link suppliers with TraceGains, and prepare information for audits and risk reviews. Your responsibilities include onboarding and documenting supplier materials, reviewing documentation against regulatory and customer requirements, and ensuring records are current and auditable.