Global Buyer

We are seeking a Global Buyer to oversee sourcing and purchasing across diverse markets, ensuring timely delivery of materials, ingredients, packaging, and equipment that drive our operations forward. In this onsite position, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, build and maintain strong vendor relationships worldwide, and identify cost-saving opportunities while ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Responsibilities: (but are not limited to the following) Oversee the complete sourcing and procurement process for materials, ingredients, APIs/IPIs, packaging, equipment, and services across both AHF and MTC. Identify, evaluate, and qualify new domestic and international vendors, including researching ingredient suppliers, collecting technical documentation, and assessing market trends and product developments. Maintain and expand the vendor master database, ensuring accurate records of supplier details, pricing, terms, MOQs, lead times, and approved materials. Prepare and process Purchase Orders and Purchasing Contracts in accordance with company SOPs, regulatory requirements, and approval workflows. Monitor all open orders, track shipments, update ETAs/EDAs, and follow up to ensure timely delivery for both companies’ project needs. Collaborate with Sales, R&D, Formulators, Production, QA, QC, QU and other departments to support sourcing requests, material changes, and project timelines. Support inventory planning, including contract buys, spot purchases, new development projects, and demand analysis. Assist QA/QC/QU with vendor qualification, documentation requests, investigations, and resolution of material issues or discrepancies. Review industry publications, ingredient databases, buyer directories, and trade news to stay informed on new products, emerging suppliers, and pricing trends. Ensure all purchasing activities comply with cGMP, FDA, OSHA, EPA, DEA, and internal quality standards. Maintain strict confidentiality over pricing, material costing, and vendor relationships. Participate in audit support, HACCP responsibilities, and food safety initiatives for the facility. Identify cost-saving opportunities and process improvements to strengthen the purchasing function. ensure material supply enables production prioritization, achieving customer service targets & confirms ability to supply future material demands beyond order period. Perform other duties as required by Senior Management. Education and Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, International Business, Logistics, or a related field preferred. Minimum 3-5 years of purchasing or sourcing experience, preferably in nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, food, or similar regulated industries. Experience working with international suppliers (especially in Asia) and sourcing raw material ingredients. Knowledge of import/export documentation, manufacturing processes and supplement/ingredient markets. Skills and Abilities: Fluent in English (oral and written) Strong communication, negotiation and cross functional collaboration skills. Highly organized with strong time-management and multitasking abilities. Proficient in SAP or similar ERP systems, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word), search engines, and database tools. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Ability to work independently while prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment. Customer-service mindset with the ability to build and maintain long-term vendor relationships. High level of integrity and professionalism; must uphold confidentiality requirements. Ability to provide leadership support and work as a team player. Physical Demands: Required to reach with arms and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects and tools Required to stoop, kneel, crouch, stand, bend, sit, talk, hear, climb stairs and ladders Must be able to lift and/or move up to 55 pounds Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vi…

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