Strategic Procurement Buyer – On Site

Berner Food & Beverage; Dakota (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

Berner Food & Beverage is seeking a Procurement Buyer to join our on-site team. The role focuses on identifying and procuring materials, negotiating pricing, and aligning purchases with production needs.

You will manage blanket POs, vendor releases, and inventory of non-stock items, monitor schedules, and reduce exposure to customer-specific components while ensuring safety and compliance.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Issue blanket purchase orders for corrugated, labels, glues, films, and other manufacturing supplies.
• Manage vendor releases to ensure manufacturing needs are met.
• Administer label inventory to reduce exposure to customer-specific components.
• Order and stock non-stock materials (office supplies, paper, glues, etc.) as requested by Operations.
• Issue purchase orders for capital projects.
• Monitor production schedule to ensure materials are available and communicate shortages.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation

Purchasing

Inventory management

Supply chain

Education

Degree preferred

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Berner Food & Beverage is seeking a Procurement Buyer to join our on-site team. The role focuses on identifying and procuring materials, negotiating pricing, and aligning purchases with production needs.

You will manage blanket POs, vendor releases, and inventory of non-stock items, monitor schedules, and reduce exposure to customer-specific components while ensuring safety and compliance.