Senior Buyer

Omaha, NE

Company Summary:

We are a fast-growing, innovative company that is revolutionizing global health.  At Vireo Systems and pH-D you will be on the ground-floor of an exciting fast-growing company that focuses on its core values and is passionate about improving the lives of people and pets by delivering premium, health products through world-class research innovation and manufacturing.

Position Summary:

The Senior Buyer is an attentive and team-oriented individual who will perform a variety of taskssupporting the continuous operation of the business through purchase order management, inventorymanagement and various other tasks as needed. The Senior Buyer will also have a high attention todetail and the ability to work in a fast-paced, growing environment.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Propose improvements to the current purchasing system that will improve vendor relationships and lower the cost of doing business.
  • Create profitable ways to manage obsolete and slow-moving stock to help offset losses.
  • Conduct daily purchasing needs including, placing, and reconciling purchase order confirmations, reviewing, and maintaining re-order points for stock items.
  • Develop key reporting metrics and manage departmental performance.
  • Develop and maintain Supplier Scorecards and review with Suppliers and internal team on an ongoing basis.
  • Work with Product Development and other internal departments on sourcing materials for cost improvement and effectiveness for current products.
  • Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
  • Provide support to production to ensure all raw materials are ready for production.
  • Prepare and maintain purchase order data while supporting and increasing effectiveness and efficiency of processes.
  • Gather data from different reports and align those reports to present to Supply Chain and Operations.
  • Researching new suppliers and making recommendations.
  • Work with internal departments to resolve delivery, pricing, availability, and payment issues.
  • Notify internal departments of potential delays in purchase orders.
  • Cross trained to support multiple supply chain functions.
  • Provide support to Operations and Demand Planning.
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of progressive purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience in a manufacturing or regulated industry.
  • Experience purchasing raw materials, packaging, ingredients, or other production-critical materials.
  • Strong background in supplier negotiations, purchase order management, inventory planning, and supplier performance management.
  • Demonstrated experience developing supplier scorecards, purchasing KPIs, and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Working knowledge of reorder points, safety stock, lead times, obsolete inventory, and material shortage prevention.
  • Experience partnering with Production, Operations, Quality, Demand Planning, Product Development, Finance, and Accounts Payable.
  • Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables and XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field preferred.
  • Experience with ERP or MRP systems; NetSuite experience preferred.
  • Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and respond quickly to changing production and supply needs.
  • Experience in food, CPG, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or similar manufacturing environments strongly preferred.
  • Travel up to 10%

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

  • Must be able to sit/stand for 8 hours.
  • Walking, bending, light lifting up to 25 lbs.

Compensation + Benefits:

  • Base salary + bonus based on company and personal performance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Supplement Insurance (with company assistance)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time off, 9.5 Paid Holidays