Senior Buyer — Strategic Sourcing (Remote)

Reds All Natural LLC; Franklin (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly policy

Job summary

Red's All Natural LLC is seeking a Sr. Buyer to own sourcing for raw materials and ingredients. You will lead category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive competitive cost while maintaining supply reliability.

The role supports Operations, Planning, Finance, R&D and Quality across a largely remote structure with optional Franklin, TN office access. You will oversee RFQs, supplier evaluations, and negotiations, develop cost models, and mitigate supply risks while collaborating

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sourcing, procurement or category management experience in a manufacturing or CP G environment.
• Experience sourcing raw materials, ingredients or direct materials is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with strategic sourcing, RFQs, supplier negotiations and contract management.
• Strong analytical skills with market analysis, cost modeling and cost forecasting.
• Experience with supplier relationship management, risk mitigation and alternate-source development.
• Ability to translate market and cost information into clear business recommendations.
• Experience supporting new product development, supplier changes or specification updates is a plus.
• Excellent communication, organization and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing and category strategy for assigned raw-material categories balancing cost, quality, service and supply continuity.
• Develop knowledge of category markets, cost drivers and supplier capabilities to support sourcing decisions.
• Generate value beyond price, evaluating specifications and exploring supplier alternatives.
• Lead RFQs, supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations including pricing and terms.
• Develop cost models and market analyses to evaluate supplier proposals and provide recommendations.
• Build strong supplier relationships and monitor performance and continuous improvement.
• Identify supply risks and develop mitigation and alternate-sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support new products, supplier changes and sourcing issues.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Category Management

RFQs

Supplier negotiations

Contract management

Market analysis

Cost modeling

Cost forecasting

Excel

ERP systems

NetSuite

Education

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

Equivalent relevant experience

Professional procurement or supply-chain certification such as CPSM, CPM, CSCP, CPIM, APICS

Tools

NetSuite

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Red's All Natural LLC is seeking a Sr. Buyer to own sourcing for raw materials and ingredients. You will lead category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive competitive cost while maintaining supply reliability.

The role supports Operations, Planning, Finance, R&D and Quality across a largely remote structure with optional Franklin, TN office access. You will oversee RFQs, supplier evaluations, and negotiations, develop cost models, and mitigate supply risks while collaborating