Tactical Buyer

What are you going to do

The Tactical Buyer is responsible for managing the day-to-day procurement activities that support Voortman USA's operations and customers throughout North America. This role oversees the sourcing, purchasing, and availability of parts, tooling, consumables, and machine components by building and maintaining strong relationships with domestic and international suppliers. The Tactical Buyer creates and manages purchase orders, negotiates pricing and delivery terms, monitors supplier performance, resolves supply issues, and identifies alternative sourcing opportunities to reduce risk and improve overall supply chain efficiency.

In addition, the Tactical Buyer plays a critical role in inventory and material planning by monitoring stock levels, analyzing demand trends, lead times, and consumption patterns, and ensuring appropriate inventory levels are maintained to support business objectives. This position is responsible for adjusting planning parameters within SAP, supporting new machine launches and engineering changes, and managing excess or obsolete inventory. The Tactical Buyer collaborates closely with Parts, Service, Engineering, Delivery, Warehouse, and Global Procurement teams to prioritize critical shortages, support customer requirements, optimize transportation costs, and maintain high service levels while balancing inventory investment and procurement costs.

The role also includes maintaining accurate supplier, pricing, and material master data within SAP and other business systems, resolving invoice and payment discrepancies with Accounts Payable, and participating in continuous improvement initiatives related to procurement and inventory management. The Tactical Buyer tracks and reports key performance indicators such as supplier on-time delivery, inventory turnover, backorders, cost savings, and expedited freight spending, while providing recommendations to management on purchasing strategies, supplier performance, and inventory investments. Additionally, this position supports budgeting and forecasting activities, attends supplier meetings and industry events to stay informed of market trends, and performs other duties as assigned to contribute to the overall success of the supply chain organization.

Ensure critical machine parts and inventory are available through strategic sourcing, supplier management, and proactive planning to support operations and deliver exceptional customer service.

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We ask

• Minimum 3 years of purchasing, buying, supply chain, inventory planning, or procurement experience.

• Minimum 2 years of experience using an MRP/ERP system (SAP preferred).

• Strong understanding of inventory management principles and purchasing processes.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Teams, and related business software.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

We offer

• Flextime policy

• Paid Time Off (i.e., PTO) that can be used as it's accrued

• Paid Holidays effective date of hire

• Medical insurance (i.e., three plans available, PPO, HMO*, and PPO with HSA) effective date of hire

• Dental care

• Vision care

• 100% Voortman USA LLC paid life insurance

• Additional voluntary life insurance option

• 100% Voortman USA LLC paid short-term disability

• 50/50 premium split between Voortman USA LLC and employee for long-term disability (i.e., LTD)

• 401K plan available with Company contribution

About Voortman

Join Voortman

As part of a global organization headquartered in the Netherlands with more than 750 employees worldwide, Voortman offers the opportunity to collaborate across international teams, gain exposure to global expertise, and build a career within a well-established and innovative leader in the steel processing industry.

Having recently moved into our new, state-of-the-art production facility and offices, Voortman is entering an exciting new phase of growth in the United States. This milestone reflects our ongoing commitment to expanding our presence across North America, enhancing our capabilities, and delivering even greater value to our customers. As we scale our operations, we are rapidly growing our team and actively seeking talented, driven individuals who are eager to contribute to a dynamic and forward-thinking organization. This is a unique opportunity to join Voortman at a pivotal moment and play a key role in shaping the future of our U.S. operations.

Be part of our next chapter. Grow with Voortman

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