Strategic Sourcing Buyer

The Strategic Sourcing Buyer supports the Strategic Sourcing team by helping execute sourcing initiatives, maintaining supplier and market data, coordinating procurement activities, and supporting cross-functional projects across Operations, Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Planning. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to build their career within supply chain by gaining a wide array of hands‑on experience at a fast growing company! What You'll Do Procurement & Sourcing Support Support sourcing projects across ingredients, packaging, and selected indirect spend categories. Assist with supplier qualification and onboarding activities for new ingredients and suppliers. Coordinate requests for proposals (RFPs), supplier documentation, pricing updates, and contract administration. Maintain supplier records, pricing files, contracts, and procurement documentation. Assist in preparing sourcing recommendations and business cases for leadership. Supplier & Commercial Support Build productive relationships with suppliers through day‑to‑day communication and follow‑up. Coordinate supplier samples, documentation, certifications, and commercial information. Track supplier performance metrics, pricing changes, and service levels. Support supplier business reviews and maintain action item tracking. Monitor commodity and ingredient market trends and summarize findings for the sourcing team. Innovation & Cross-Functional Support Partner with Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, and Planning to help commercialize new ingredients and suppliers. Coordinate ingredient evaluations, tasting samples, and commercialization milestones. Support reformulations, packaging changes, and new product launches. Maintain inventory of innovation ingredients and supplier samples for development work. Assist with supplier visits, facility audits, and sustainability initiatives as needed. Analytics & Process Improvement Prepare spend analyses, pricing comparisons, and sourcing reports. Maintain procurement dashboards and reporting tools. Identify opportunities to improve sourcing processes, documentation, and data quality. Help ensure procurement documentation remains organized, accurate, and audit-ready. Support special projects as the procurement organization continues to grow. #J-18808-Ljbffr