On-Site Procurement Buyer – Food & Beverage Ops

Berner Food & Beverage Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k benefits

Job summary

Berner Food & Beverage is seeking a Procurement Buyer to identify and procure materials for production. The role emphasizes negotiating pricing, delivery, and terms to maximize Berner's advantage while maintaining cashflow, low inventories, and meeting production needs.

Experience in purchasing is preferred with a focus on ensuring programs and safety procedures are followed. On-site work is required with no remote option.

Qualifications

• Degree preferred, but not required.
• Minimum three years experience in a purchasing environment.

Responsibilities

• Issue blanket purchase orders for corrugate, labels, glues, films, and others directed for manufacturing purposes.
• Manage vendor releases to ensure manufacturing needs are met.
• Administer label inventory to ensure reduced exposure of customer-specific components.
• Order and stock all necessary non-stock materials, including but not limited to, office supplies, paper, glues, and other manufacturing supplies as requested by Operations.
• Issue purchase orders for capital projects.
• Monitor production schedule to ensure all materials are available as needed; communicate plans for any shortages to the procurement and operations team.
• Utilize production forecast to determine raw materials needs; order as necessary to meet needs and keep inventory values low.
• Manage “about to expire inventory” & “expired inventory” levels to minimize exposure to Berner.
• Attend all meetings that are necessary.

Education

Degree preferred, but not required

Job description

Berner Food & Beverage is seeking a Procurement Buyer to identify and procure materials for production. The role emphasizes negotiating pricing, delivery, and terms to maximize Berner's advantage while maintaining cashflow, low inventories, and meeting production needs.

Experience in purchasing is preferred with a focus on ensuring programs and safety procedures are followed. On-site work is required with no remote option.