Strategic Manufacturing Buyer — Materials & Suppliers

Bottleless Nation; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bottleless Nation, a purpose-driven water solutions company, seeks a Manufacturing Buyer for its Indianapolis site. You will manage purchasing of materials, packaging, tooling, and production supplies to support growth, while maintaining supplier relationships and cost controls.

Collaborate with planning, engineering, quality, accounting, and suppliers to ensure material availability, timely delivery, and continuous cost improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with experience in procurement or supply chain.
• 2–5 years procurement experience in manufacturing.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems and supplier performance metrics.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to read purchase specifications and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Purchase raw materials, packaging, tooling, and production-related supplies to meet manufacturing needs.
• Review material requirements, forecasts, and inventory levels to determine purchasing needs.
• Create, issue, and manage purchase orders with accurate pricing and delivery dates.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, and minimum order quantities within authority.
• Maintain supplier relationships and resolve purchasing issues; track supplier KPIs.
• Ensure records in ERP/MRP are accurate and compliant with policies.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Manufacturing, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Bottleless Nation, a purpose-driven water solutions company, seeks a Manufacturing Buyer for its Indianapolis site. You will manage purchasing of materials, packaging, tooling, and production supplies to support growth, while maintaining supplier relationships and cost controls.

Collaborate with planning, engineering, quality, accounting, and suppliers to ensure material availability, timely delivery, and continuous cost improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.