Senior Buyer

Reports to: Plant Director Department: Manufacturing Location: On Site in Mesa (open to hybrid) FLSA Classification: Salaried, Exempt Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE About The Company Paleovalley and Wild Pastures were born from a simple but radical idea: real food can heal — people, animals, and the planet. When Paleovalley co-founders Autumn and Chas Smith saw how industrialized food was affecting human health and the health of the land, they refused to play along. Autumn's own journey of healing through nutrient-dense foods lit a fire that became Paleovalley. From there, the mission grew roots, sprouted wings, and eventually expanded into Wild Pastures to bring regeneratively raised meats directly to families nationwide. Today, Paleovalley crafts deeply nourishing snacks and supplements made with organic ingredients and honorable sourcing. Wild Pastures connects small American farmers practicing regenerative agriculture with customers who believe better food is worth fighting for. Every product, every partnership, and every decision is guided by a commitment to real ingredients, regenerative practices, and the belief that health is built from the soil up. We're a team of grounded doers, curious thinkers, bold builders, and warm humans who like to laugh while doing meaningful work. We're growing quickly, fueled by purpose and a shared desire to repair the food system one thoughtful choice at a time. If you feel energized by impact, drawn to mission, and ready to join a company rewriting the future of food, we'd love to meet you! About The Opportunity The Senior Buyer is the purchasing owner for the Mesa manufacturing operation, ensuring the ingredients, raw materials, and packaging needed for production are available at the right time, quality, and cost. This role combines hands-on purchasing, supplier management, and significant ownership of inventory accuracy and control. The Senior Buyer will help strengthen purchasing processes, improve inventory reliability, and ensure production teams have the materials needed to meet production schedules as the Mesa operation continues to scale. What You'll Do Own end-to-end purchasing for assigned raw materials, ingredients, and packaging, from sourcing and supplier selection through purchase order execution, delivery follow-up, and issue resolution Build and manage supplier relationships, including sourcing, qualification support, ongoing performance management, and regular communication around pricing, capacity, lead times, quality, and service Negotiate supplier pricing and commercial details within established authority, identify cost-saving opportunities, and escalate contract terms or higher-risk commitments to the appropriate leader Create, issue, and manage purchase orders in Acumatica, ensuring accurate pricing, quantities, specifications, lead times, and delivery dates aligned with production requirements Monitor demand, inventory positions, safety stock, supplier lead times, and open orders to prevent material shortages while minimizing excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory Partner closely with Production, Quality and Food Safety, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Planning stakeholders to align purchasing decisions with operational priorities, proactively address material-handling or inventory issues, and drive accountability when processes are not being followed. Resolve supply disruptions, late deliveries, shortages, quality holds, receiving discrepancies, and other supplier issues; identify backup sources and collaborate with Quality and Food Safety on supplier qualification when alternate supply is needed Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories; research variances and complete approved adjustments in Acumatica and Logiwa Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end…

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