Position Title: Senior Buyer
Company Overview: At Bobo’s Oat Bars everything we create is made with love and baked by hand using wholesome, simple ingredients you can find in your own kitchen. Working at Bobo’s is a labor of love. Our experienced staff exudes integrity, grit, passion, and a unified desire to share the love of Bobo’s and our products from their hearts to others. Bobo’s employees embrace and reflect the Bobo’s values being collaborative, adaptable, passionate, persevering, and fun-loving.
Compensation and Benefits:
· Salary range is $80,000 - $95,000
· Benefits include bonus potential, health, dental and vision insurance, 401k with 4% company match, equity shares, sick and vacation leave
Position Summary:
The Senior Buyer will focus on tactical procurement, ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of raw materials and packaging. This role is primarily responsible for managing day-to-day purchasing activities, vendor relationships, and ensuring that procurement aligns with production schedules. The Senior Buyer will also contribute to maintaining supplier quality and performance while controlling costs. Additionally, the role includes fostering growth and development within the procurement function.
This position necessitates physically being present at the company's office location, it is suited for a hands-on detail-oriented professional with a focus on process creation and quantitative reporting.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
· Execute day-to-day procurement of raw materials, packaging, and supplies to meet production requirements. Ensure that purchases are made in line with operational needs and schedules, with a focus on cost-effectiveness and quality.
· Maintain strong relationships with existing suppliers and vendors. Ensure timely deliveries and resolve any issues related to supply chain disruptions, quality concerns, or delays. Negotiate short-term contracts and purchase orders to secure favorable terms.
· Manage the creation and processing of purchase orders, ensuring timely and accurate order fulfillment. Track orders and ensure material availability aligns with production demand forecasts and inventory levels.
· Collaborate with the production and central planning teams to ensure optimal inventory levels. Adjust orders as necessary to avoid overstocking or shortages that could disrupt production.
· Monitor material costs and seek opportunities to reduce expenses without compromising quality. Analyze pricing trends and communicate potential cost impacts to Supply team leadership.
· Track and evaluate supplier performance based on quality, delivery, and pricing. Provide feedback to suppliers and address any performance issues to ensure continuous improvement.
· Assist in managing supplier contracts, ensuring compliance with terms, and renegotiating when necessary. Support the VP of Supply Chain in maintaining strong contractual agreements that meet company standards.
· Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. Implement best practices for order management and vendor communications.
· Maintain accurate records of purchases, deliveries, and inventory status. Provide regular updates for management on procurement activities, supplier performance, and cost-saving opportunities.
· Work closely with production, quality, and finance teams to ensure that procurement activities are well-coordinated and align with business needs. Communicate effectively across departments to address any procurement-related challenges.
· Develop and implement purchasing schedules to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of raw materials, packaging, and other necessary items for production.
· Work closely with the Inventory and Production teams to monitor inventory levels and ensure that materials are available to meet production schedules while minimizing excess stock.
· Develop order guides based on demand-based inventory.
· Track and manage packaging and commodity stock in offsite warehouses.
· Ensure all purchased goods meet the company’s quality standards and comply with industry regulations, including FDA, and other relevant food safety standards.
· Work with leadership in identifying potential risks in the supply chain, such as shortages or price fluctuations, and assist in developing contingency plans to mitigate these risks.
· Develop KPI’s per period related to cost savings, negotiated savings, on-time in-full delivery rate, supplier defect rate, supplier lead time, inventory turn ratio, stockout rates, and inventory accuracy.
· Maintain accurate records of purchasing activities, including supplier performance, cost analysis, and inventory levels. Provide regular reports and insights to senior management.
Marginal Duties Performed Less Frequently: Perform other duties, as needed
Supervisory Responsibility: This position manages the Procurement Supervisor
Qualifications / Education / Experience Desired:
· Proven experience in tactical procurement, preferably in the food production or manufacturing industry.
· Strong vendor and supplier management skills, with a focus on maintaining quality and cost control.
· Familiarity with inventory management, planning, and procurement processes.
· Ability to negotiate short-term contracts and purchase orders to achieve favorable terms.
· Experience managing or mentoring a small team is preferred.
Education / Experience Desired:
Education
· Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Procurement, or a related field. (Preferred but not required)
· Professional certifications such as Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) are a plus.
Experience
· Minimum of 5 years of procurement experience in the food manufacturing or food production industry.
· Proven experience managing supplier relationships, including contract negotiations and vendor performance evaluations.
· Experience in raw materials and packaging procurement, with a strong understanding of inventory management and demand planning.
· Familiarity with FDA and food safety regulations related to procurement in food production.
· Previous experience with ERP systems and procurement software
· Demonstrated ability to identify and implement cost-saving initiatives while maintaining product quality.
· Strong leadership experience, including managing or mentoring a small team.
· Proven track record of managing complex procurement processes and working cross-functionally with departments like production, quality, and finance.
Language / Mathematical / Reasoning Ability:
· Must be able to write and speak, both clearly and effectively.
· Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
· Use various data systems to conduct quantitative search, data analysis, data mining, data collection, and reporting
· Strong proficiency in procurement software and tools, and ability to maintain accurate records.
· Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
· Strong math skills required
Supervision Given: This position reports to the VP of Supply Chain
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, use hands to grasp and handle objects; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include looking at a computer screen and ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to travel, drive a motor vehicle, and communicate using telephone and email. The employee may experience prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Location: On-site at our headquarters located in Loveland, CO
Travel Required: Limited
Resume Submission: All candidates with relevant experience please submit resume to Jobs@EatBobos.com. Please put “Senior Buyer” in the subject line of email
Bobo’s Oat Bars is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.