Senior Buyer / Procurement

Procurement/ Buyer - Spice ingredients

• Develop strategic sourcing strategies for ingredients aligned with cost, quality, and supply continuity goals to attain ingredients required for business production needs.
• Strong negotiation skills for contracts and pricing, especially for commodities and specialty ingredients affected by seasonality or global markets.
• Manage all raw material purchasing functions, including cutting PO, verification of orders, tracking shipments and signing invoices.
• Coordinate raw material requirements with customer’s buying team for their products.
• Source and purchase supplies from different countries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, Production, Replenishment, QA) to ensure timely procurement for new product launches.
• Complete vendor scorecards annually for QA audits or as required.
• Source new raw material vendors and negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery.
• Ensure vendor compliance with SQF regulations and maintain Approved Vendor List.
• Work with our Scheduler for production and prepare daily and weekly production reports for required ingredients.
• Oversee export and import processes for spice goods.
• Coordinate pickups with Logistics Team and external logistics companies.