Procurement & Sourcing Associate

Spindrift Beverage Co, Inc.; Newtonville (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan with a

Monthly cell phone allowance

Annual product/sample allowances

Disability insurance

Parental leave and vacation

Job summary

Spindrift Beverage Co, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Buyer to help execute sourcing initiatives, maintain supplier data, and support cross-functional projects across Operations, Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Planning.

This is an excellent opportunity to build a career in supply chain with hands-on experience at a fast-growing company, based at our Newton, MA headquarters with up to 15–20% travel and four on-site days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, Food Science, or related field.
• 0-2+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or related field; internships or co-ops accepted.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Willing to travel up to 15-20% as needed.
• Willing to work four days per week from Spindrift's Newton, MA headquarters

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing projects across ingredients, packaging, and selected indirect spend categories.
• Assist with supplier qualification and onboarding activities for new ingredients and suppliers.
• Coordinate requests for proposals (RFPs), supplier documentation, pricing updates, and contract administration.
• Maintain supplier records, pricing files, contracts, and procurement documentation.
• Assist in preparing sourcing recommendations and business cases for leadership.
• Build productive relationships with suppliers through day-to-day communication and follow-up.
• Coordinate supplier samples, documentation, certifications, and commercial information.
• Track supplier performance metrics, pricing changes, and service levels.
• Support supplier business reviews and maintain action item tracking.
• Monitor commodity and ingredient market trends and summarize findings for the sourcing team.
• Partner with Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, and Planning to help commercialize new ingredients and suppliers.
• Coordinate ingredient evaluations, tasting samples, and commercialization milestones.
• Support reformulations, packaging changes, and new product launches.
• Maintain inventory of innovation ingredients and supplier samples for development work.
• Assist with supplier visits, facility audits, and sustainability initiatives as needed.
• Prepare spend analyses, pricing comparisons, and sourcing reports.
• Maintain procurement dashboards and reporting tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing processes, documentation, and data quality.
• Help ensure procurement documentation remains organized, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Support special projects as the procurement organization continues to grow.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Detail-oriented

Data-driven

Multitasking

Collaboration

Industry interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, Food Science, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Spindrift Beverage Co, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Buyer to help execute sourcing initiatives, maintain supplier data, and support cross-functional projects across Operations, Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Planning.

This is an excellent opportunity to build a career in supply chain with hands-on experience at a fast-growing company, based at our Newton, MA headquarters with up to 15–20% travel and four on-site days per week.