Purchasing Agent

About the role

Provide procurement and operational support to help the Baltimore facility maintain reliable raw material supply, support inventory requirements, and deliver customer orders on time.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement and receipt of bulk raw materials, packaging, supplies, and services while supporting quality, cost, and compliance expectations.
• Monitor inventory levels, usage trends, weeks on hand, and receipt schedules to help prevent shortages, excess working capital, and production disruption.
• Work with plant operations and suppliers to resolve delivery issues, inventory discrepancies, documentation gaps, and supplier non-conformance events.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, delivery documents, vendor documentation, price support, and contract-related files in approved business systems.
• Prepare and review operational procurement reports, including inventory, production, purchase order history, order status, and receipts review reports.
• Process receiving activity for raw materials and substrates.
• Support shipment documentation, delivery tickets, customer shipments, intercompany transfers, and invoicing coordination as required by the business.
• Maintain production and product tracking information, including product codes, product names, lot information, and related authorization details.
• Print and verify finished product labels, ensuring lot codes, authorization codes, and production date information are accurate before use.
• Coordinate routine sample shipments and support documentation needed for quality, regulatory, or customer requirements.
• Participate in safety, HACCP, GMP, ISO, and other quality programs related to procurement, receiving, supplier performance, and raw material controls.
• Track supplier performance issues such as specification, delivery, documentation, and service non-compliance.
• Escalate recurring supplier issues to appropriate procurement or site leadership and support corrective action follow-up.
• Ensure supplier evaluations, procurement records, and supporting documentation are complete, organized, and available when needed.
• Handle office supply ordering and other administrative tasks that help maintain efficient site operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Technical Skills

• Required:
  • Experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, operations coordination, or a related administrative role.
  • Strong knowledge of purchasing procedures, receiving processes, documentation controls, and supplier follow-up.
  • Comfortable working with ERP, Microsoft Office, Dynamics, or similar business systems.
• Preferred:
  • Experience in a manufacturing, food production, or regulated environment.

Personal Qualities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work professionally with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Practical problem-solving skills and ability to address urgent supply or documentation issues in a timely manner.
• Customer-service mindset, collaborative approach, and ability to build productive working relationships.

About the Company

Lallemand is a private Canadian company founded in the late 19th century that develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The parent company's administrative offices are located in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs over 6,500 people working in more than 45 countries across 5 continents. This business unit provides high-quality yeasts and ingredients to bakers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It also has significant expertise in enzyme-based dough conditioners. Across these regions, Lallemand teams collaborate closely to deliver innovative products and services, supported by a strong network of technical experts.