Who are we? Fresca Foods, located just outside Boulder, Colorado, has been a dynamic force in the natural foods industry for two decades. We partner with global food companies and innovative entrepreneurs to revolutionize the food system, focusing on safety and excellence. As a top Boulder County employer and recipient of industry accolades, we're dedicated to community service. Our high-energy, fast-growing environment offers abundant opportunities for motivated individuals who share our passion for great food and our commitment to shaping the future of the company.
Position Overview
The Senior Buyer is responsible for negotiating the purchase of a broad range of raw materials and packaging (domestic and international) to support existing business and new product innovation, ensuring optimum balance of cost, quality, and flexibility. This position requires onsite availability, and will be part of a team that is deeply committed to the mission and the joy of making great food. The company is in growth mode and will highly value applicants with the desire, drive, collaboration, and creativity to help shape the future of the company. Join us for an exciting journey ahead!
Essential Functions
- Requests and evaluates supplier prices/quotes, services, terms, and in conjunction with Food Safety/Food Quality and Product Development teams, to determine most desirable suppliers. Identifies opportunities for negotiations that will minimize total cost while supporting the needs of the business
- Owns vendor relationships; builds and distributes material forecasts, negotiates contracts and makes spot buys according to business or market changes to balance lowest possible cost against optimum quality and flexibility
- Establishes supplier strategic network to support business with robust and diversified supply and minimize inventories through supplier delivery, quantity and frequency
- Analyzes and establishes lead-time requirements from suppliers that meet the needs of the business
- Works with vendors to expedite orders as needed
- Collaborates with Project Management, Product Development, Manufacturing, Accounting, Finance and Supply Planning teams to bring new projects to life by requesting quotes for and sourcing of new and innovative materials to support projects, within required timeline and cost targets
- Reviews and evaluates opportunities to partner with vendors to consolidate and drive economies of scale, reliability, and sustainability
- Monitors supplier KPI’s and works with suppliers to improve performance when necessary
- Addresses supplier issues and works until resolution or works to find new supplier
- Gathers documents from vendors to support various certifications/claims
- Responsible to achieve year-over-year cost savings and cost avoidance goals
- Other duties as assigned
Education, Experience, Skills & Knowledge
- 5+ years of progressive Supply Chain in a food or CPG role required
- B.S. in Business, Supply Chain or related field
- Must be familiar with ERP software
- Experience in purchasing, production control, planning and inventory control
- Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
- Intermediate level Microsoft Office skills required
- Must be able to work well in a self-managed team environment. This includes cooperatively scheduling work, vacation, hours, and team task assignments.
- Demonstrated experience or relevant knowledge in the following areas: Purchasing, ERP System, Forecasting, Planning, Inventory Management preferred
- Ability to apply a logical, creative and comprehensive approach to problem solving
- Capacity to comfortably interact with all levels of the business and customers to deliver results in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
- Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, pet insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous PTO, paid holidays, life insurance and short term disability insurance, bonuses
At Fresca, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Fresca Foods is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equal consideration regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. In addition, Fresca Foods is committed to equal pay for equal work. The pay range indicated in this job posting represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this job. Although actual pay may vary and may be above or below this range, generally speaking, offers will typically be made in the bottom half of the listed range. The amount offered will take into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment.
Please, no third party inquiries.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Do you currently live in Colorado and can you work in Louisville, Colorado?
- Please share with us your minimum salary expectations.
- Do you have a Bachelor degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field? If so, in which field?
- What types of products do you have experience working with in a supply chain capacity? Please be specific.
Experience:
- ERP: 1 year (Preferred)
- Supply Chain in food/CPG: 5 years (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Louisville, CO 80027: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person