Buyer (Bucked Up)

About Bucked Up Bucked Up is a leading lifestyle and nutrition brand committed to empowering athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and everyday individuals with high-quality supplements, energy drinks and gear.

We believe in the relentless pursuit of excellence, and our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of whats possible in the industry.

Our Mission: We fuel your wellness routine, so you Feel Like A Million Bucks.

Our culture is defined by the 4 As, built on a foundation of integrity: Aggressive: Move quickly and take bold swings.

Calculated, not careless.

Edgy, not reckless.Accountable: Collaborative and accountable to one another and our business partners.Adaptable: Learn.

Acknowledge mistakes and fail fast.

Adapt quickly.Act Like the Underdog: Hungry.

Scrappy.

Gritty.

With a chip on our shoulder.

Position Overview The Buyer is responsible for executing purchasing activities, managing supplier relationships, negotiating competitive pricing, and ensuring the timely availability of raw materials, packaging components, and other production requirements.

This position plays a critical role in supporting production schedules, achieving cost savings, monitoring open purchase orders, and coordinating with suppliers and internal departments to resolve issues that could impact manufacturing or product launches.

The Buyer will also support the company's implementation and ongoing adoption of NetSuite and Confido, helping establish efficient, accurate, and scalable purchasing processes.

The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, analytical, and comfortable holding suppliers accountable in a fast-paced consumer packaged goods environment.

Key Responsibilities 1.

Purchasing & Supplier Management Execute purchasing activities for raw materials, packaging components, and other materials required for production.Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in accordance with established purchasing procedures and inventory requirements.Negotiate supplier pricing, minimum order quantities, lead times, payment terms, and other commercial conditions.Develop and maintain productive supplier relationships while ensuring accountability for cost, quality, and delivery performance.Identify opportunities to consolidate purchasing, improve supplier terms, and reduce procurement costs.Maintain accurate supplier information, pricing records, lead times, and purchasing documentation.Evaluate alternative suppliers and sourcing opportunities in coordination with management.

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Cost Savings & Procurement Improvement Identify and execute cost savings initiatives across assigned materials and suppliers.Solicit and evaluate competitive supplier quotations.Support supplier transitions, material substitutions, and sourcing changes that improve cost or service.Analyze purchasing costs, price changes, and opportunities for improved purchasing efficiency.Track and document realized cost savings and project progress.Partner with Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Operati...