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Assistant Buyer

Nutrablend Foods
Buffalo, NY, United States
Full-time

Reports to : Purchasing Manager

Location : Remote / Lancaster, NY

Meet Nutrablend Foods

Nutrablend Foods is one of the largest custom manufacturers of specialized health nutrition powder products in North America, powered by an experienced team with a passion to help customers hustle and thrive.

With over 20 years working with some of the top Sports Nutrition brands around the world, our experience supports our customers to formulate great-tasting products that meet or exceed consumer expectations.

Our 108,000 ft2 manufacturing facility is located in Lancaster, NY and provides our customers with confidence in our ability to meet delivery requirements and scale up volumes as their brands succeed.

All of this is made possible by our people.

Position Summary

Nutrablend Foods is seeking an Assistant Buyer to play a key role in the overall NBF supply chain. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting all purchasing tasks to ensure production schedules are maintained, while minimizing inventory carrying costs and risk.

The role will play key functions in supporting overall cost savings.

Responsibilities

  • Enter POs based on MRP, vendor MOQ, cost and lead time, and ensure delivery date will meet production schedule and update as needed
  • Maintain and update purchasing files, including vendor and material specific documentation
  • Evaluate vendor quality, cost, availability and reliability when purchasing products
  • Communicate order status information to internal teams
  • Coordinate a high number of different suppliers and raw materials efficiently
  • Monitor price changes regularly and assess impact on customer pricing / open orders with Sales Team to determine potential repricing strategy
  • Assist purchasing team with sourcing requests and coordinate communication of supplier resources, prices, and technical support ensuring materials meet quality standards and customer specifications as applicable
  • Seek continual improvements to reduce risk and address waste reduction

Qualifications

  • 2 years experience in procurement and / or purchasing within the food industry or related
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment an asset
  • Analytical, organized and process-oriented
  • Strong verbal and written communication, in both technical and non-technical capacities
  • Demonstrates initiative, works well independently and has a proven ability to problem solve
  • Experience with ERP (SAP experience preferred) and understanding of data management principles
  • 12 days ago
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