• Support new and second source and reactivate raw material qualification workflows.
• Review vendor specifications and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and enter critical raw material information into AS400, including:
• Flash Point
• Appearance
• Aroma
• Color
• Shelf-Life
• Storage Conditions
• Maintain and update this data for all approved raw materials.
• Ensure raw material information remains accurate, current, and aligned with supplier documentation.
• Participate in cross-functional workflow review meetings and provide status updates.
• Partner with Procurement and Category Specialists to resolve specification discrepancies and support supplier qualification activities.

• Support new and second source, distributor, mass replace, and reactivate raw material qualification workflows.
• Evaluate test samples against vendor specifications for physical and chemical attributes.
• Conduct sensory evaluations for second source raw material workflows.
• Verify alignment of all supplier specifications with applicable USP and/or FCC monographs.
• Implement 3rd party testing programs for high risk raw materials per risk assessment, including pesticide and heavy metal monitoring where warranted.
• Participate in cross-functional workflow review meetings and provide status updates.
• Partner with Procurement and Category Specialists to resolve specification discrepancies and support supplier qualification activities.

• Support new and second source and reactivate raw material qualification workflows.
• Review supplier documentation within OpenText to ensure completeness and compliance for all food safety and microbiological documentation.
• Utilize HorizonScan, FDA Appendix, FDA/USDA alerts amongst other risk management tools to evaluate material specific hazards and supplier risk.
• Complete raw material risk assessments and supporting risk analysis documentation.
• Review supplier food safety documentation, hazard analyses, preventive controls, and verification activities to assess compliance with FSVP requirements if applicable.
• Perform supplier and material assessment, supplier site, and FSVP if applicable activities within eQMS to qualify the supplier and raw material.
• Support supplier qualification and ongoing monitoring programs by evaluating food safety and microbiological risks and applying appropriate microbiological specifications and sampling plans.
• Participate in cross-functional workflow review meetings and provide status updates.
• Partner with Procurement and Category Specialists to resolve specification discrepancies and support supplier qualification activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Quality Assurance, or a related field.
• Experience in raw material quality, supplier quality management, food safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of raw material qualification processes, supplier approval programs, and risk assessment.
• Familiarity with USP and FCC monographs, GMPs, HACCP, food safety regulations, and supplier management systems.
• Experience with systems such as AS400, OpenText, eQMS, HorizonScan, and Microsoft Office applications preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

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