Buyer

Woodbolt Distribution, LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Mental wellness program

401K matching

Lifestyle Spending Account

Unlimited vacation

Product discounts

Job summary

Nutrabolt is seeking a Buyer to oversee $145 million inContract Manufacturing, Direct Materials, and Indirect Goods annually. You will manage vendors to ensure KPI targets and quality while leading initiatives to reduce total cost of ownership and improve service levels.

The role collaborates with internal teams, drives cost-saving roadmaps, and supports new product launches. A strong emphasis on vendor performance and cross-functional collaboration is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional procurement and vendor management experience with Contract Manufacturers, Direct Materials suppliers, and/or Indirect Goods and Services suppliers.
• Experience establishing and maintaining vendor performance metrics.
• Experience sourcing and negotiating for contract manufacturing, packaging, raw materials, and/or indirect goods and services.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate purchasing activities with supply planning and approved vendors to acquire inventory in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Utilize supply planning tools to strategically plan and purchase direct materials.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with vendors to maximize performance.
• Identify opportunities to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership for assigned categories.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Negotiation

Supply planning

Excel (advanced)

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Who We Are:

Nutrabolt is a fast-growing, global active health and wellness company with a portfolio of market leading performance-oriented brands that energize and fuel active lifestyles. The company's disruptive and innovative products compete in the Functional Beverage and Active Nutrition segments, under three consumer-loved brands: C4 ® (one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States and the #1 selling global pre-workout brand), XTEND ® (the #1 post-workout recovery brand in the United States), and Cellucor ® (an award-winning sports nutrition brand created in 2002).

Since its founding 20 years ago, Nutrabolt has set out to meet the discerning needs of performance athletes and fitness enthusiasts, while appealing beyond this core group to include consumers around the globe who are making healthy, active living a daily priority.

As a Certified Great Place to Work, Top Workplaces USA honoree, Fortune Best Workplace in Texas, and more - Nutrabolt cares deeply about our people, planet, and the communities we serve. Here, our teammates are united by our mission, and take ownership in creating a healthy workplace environment that promotes strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect and belonging for all.

Who You Are:

The Buyer helps oversee more than $145 million of Contract Manufacturing, Direct Materials (ingredients, packaging), and Indirect Goods and Services (Transportation, Marketing, T&E, MRO) annually. The Buyer will be responsible for managing manufacturers and vendors for assigned categories to ensure compliance to Nutrabolt's KPIs and quality standards. Working with key internal and external stakeholders, the Buyer will lead supply chain initiatives that result in lower total cost of ownership, higher quality and service levels, and strategic relationships with vendors.

What You're Good At:

• Coordinates purchasing activities with supply planning and approved vendors to acquire inventory in a cost - effective and timely manner.
• Utilizing supply planning tools, strategically plan and purchase direct materials.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers to maximize performance.
• Identify and leverage opportunities to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership for assigned categories.
• Perform continuous improvement exercises and develop a roadmap focused on cost savings, process improvement, and supplie r relationships .
• Exercise vendor performance strategies to ensure ongoing cost improvements, on-time delivery, exceptional quality and service, and market-leading innovation.
• Participate in vendor business reviews that focus on meeting established KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
• Collaborate with other business units to implement business initiatives , new product launches, and process improvement.
• Serve as an escalation contact when issues arise relative to suppliers and/or with internal operational departments.

What You Contribute:

• 3+ years of professional procurement and vendor management experience with Contract Manufacturers, Direct Materials suppliers, and/or Indirect Goods and Services suppliers.
• Experience with establishing and maintaining vendor performance metrics.
• Experience sourcing and negotiating for contract manufacturing, packaging, raw materials, and/or indirect goods and services.
• Experience in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical , beverage and/or consumer packaged goods industries preferred.
• Experience in supply planning and/or production planning preferred.
• Experience working within Excel utilizing advanced formulas.

Why Nutrabolt?

Wellness Benefits

• Nutrabolt cares about our teammates' physical, mental, and financial wellness by providing benefits like: competitive health insurance, life insurance, mental wellness programs, 401K matching, and a Lifestyle Spending Account.

Lifestyle Perks

• We offer unlimited vacation paid time off and volunteer time off. You'll get discounts on C4 Energy, Cellucor, and XTEND products, too!

Family Support

• We want you to reach your full potential at work by taking care of all loved ones at home. We provide paid parental leave, in addition to reimbursement for expenses related to childcare, fertility treatments, legal fees, and more through our Lifestyle Spending Account.

Nutrabolt is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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