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This role oversees sourcing of raw materials, nutraceutical ingredients, food-grade materials, packaging, and production supplies while ensuring cost efficiency, supply continuity, and regulatory compliance. The Senior Buyer, also known as a Senior Procurement Specialist or Strategic Sourcing Specialist, is responsible for leading purchasing operations across multiple manufacturing and fulfillment facilities.

About the Role: The Senior Buyer, also known as a Senior Procurement Specialist or Strategic Sourcing Specialist, is responsible for leading purchasing operations across multiple manufacturing and fulfillment facilities. This role oversees sourcing of raw materials, nutraceutical ingredients, food-grade materials, packaging, and production supplies while ensuring cost efficiency, supply continuity, and regulatory compliance. The Senior Buyer plays a critical role in maintaining cGMP standards, supplier qualification programs, and inventory optimization within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.Responsibilities:<ul><li>Lead end to end purchasing activities for raw materials, packaging components, and production supplies across multiple manufacturing and fulfillment sites.</li><li>Source nutraceutical and food-grade ingredients that meet cGMP, regulatory, and quality standards.</li><li>Evaluate, qualify, and onboard suppliers in accordance with supplier qualification and audit requirements.</li><li>Negotiate pricing, contracts, lead times, and payment terms to optimize cost savings and working capital.</li><li>Monitor inventory levels, demand forecasts, and material requirements planning to prevent shortages and excess inventory.</li><li>Ensure supplier documentation is complete and compliant, including Certificates of Analysis, specifications, audit reports, and regulatory documentation.</li><li>Partner with Quality Assurance and Operations teams to maintain compliance with cGMP and food safety standards.</li><li>Manage vendor performance metrics, track supplier scorecards, and resolve supply chain disruptions.</li><li>Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives without compromising product quality or compliance.</li><li>Support new product launches through timely sourcing, supplier coordination, and purchase planning.</li><li>Maintain accurate purchasing records, contracts, and ERP or MRP system data integrity.</li><li>Travel between facilities as needed to support procurement and operational requirements.</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>5 or more years of purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience within a manufacturing environment.</li><li>Experience sourcing nutraceutical ingredients strongly preferred, with food manufacturing procurement experience highly desirable.</li><li>Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements, supplier qualification processes, and regulatory compliance standards.</li><li>Proven track record of negotiation, cost control, and supplier contract management.</li><li>Experience managing procurement operations across multiple facilities or a distributed manufacturing network.</li><li>Proficiency in ERP and MRP systems for purchasing, inventory control, and materials planning.</li><li>Strong analytical, forecasting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret purchasing data and KPIs.</li><li>Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, growth-oriented manufacturing organization.</li><li>High level of accountability, dependability, and responsiveness to operational needs.</li></ul>Desired Qualifications:<ul><li>APICS certification such as CPIM or CSCP.</li><li>Experience with supplier audits, quality systems, and food safety standards.</li><li>Background in continuous improvement, cost optimization, or lean supply chain initiatives.</li><li>Experience supporting regulatory audits or working within highly regulated manufacturing environments.</li></ul>

Talnt

Senior Buyer

Analysis Skills

Continuous Improvement

Contract Negotiation

Cost Control

Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)

Data Quality

Demand Forecasting/Planning

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

Food Production

Food Safety

Forecasting

Inventory Levels

Inventory Management

Lean Manufacturing

Maintain Compliance

Manufacturing

Materials Planning

Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)

Negotiation Skills

Operational Support

Operations Management

Performance Analysis

Performance Management

Performance Metrics

Pricing

Problem Solving Skills

Procurement Management

Procurement Strategy

Product Support

Product/Service Launch

Purchasing/Procurement

QA Partner Testing Software

Record Keeping

Regulations

Regulatory Compliance

Scorecarding

Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain

Time Management

Vendor/Supplier Evaluation

Vendor/Supplier Management

Vendor/Supplier Sourcing

Willing to Travel

Manatal

OTHER

The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them.

Introduction:
<div class="ewa-rteLine">At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.</div><div class="ewa-rteLine"> </div>Overview:
At Gallagher, we help businesses grow, communities thrive, and people prosper. As a Senior Account Manager for Small Business, you’ll manage relationships with some of our most valued clients. You’ll be part of a team that champions integrity, collaboration, and innovation—values that have defined us for nearly 100 years.How you'll make an impact:
In this role, you’ll build and strengthen relationships with small business clients, ensuring their insurance and risk management needs are met. You’ll lead conversations with senior buyers and day-to-day representatives, helping them navigate complex challenges. You’ll also secure renewals, negotiate service fees, and identify opportunities to expand coverage. Your work will directly contribute to reducing risks for our clients and helping their businesses thrive.About you:
Required: <ul><li>Bachelor's degree and 5 or more years client coordination and/or claims management experience OR High School degree and 10 years client coordination and/or claims management experience.</li><li> License required</li><li>Able and willing to travel approximately 25% of the time. </li></ul> Preferred: <ul><li>Professional designation may be preferred, such as CPCU, CIC or ARM.</li></ul> Behaviors: <ul><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to quickly determine critical issues.</li></ul>Compensation and benefits:
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.  Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: <ul><li>Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!</li><li>Life and accident insurance</li><li>401(K) and Roth options</li><li>Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)</li><li>Educational expense reimbursement</li><li>Paid parental leave</li></ul>Other benefits include:<ul><li>Digital mental health services (Talkspace)</li><li>Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)</li><li>Training programs</li><li>Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing</li><li>Charitable matching gift program</li><li>And more...</li></ul>**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process. We value inclusion and diversity<a href="https://www.isrvr.com/is/DigitalAssets/EligiblityRequirements/index.html" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">Click Here</a>to review our U.S. Eligibility RequirementsInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, helps clients address risk, protect assets and recover from losses. The products and services we provide keep businesses and institutions running, and enable individuals and families to rebuild their lives. Gallagher is the only insurance broker recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a World's Most Ethical Company.
 
Gallagher provides retail and wholesale property and casualty brokerage, alternative risk transfer services, employee benefit consulting, and actuarial services. Gallagher also offers claims and information management, risk control consulting and appraisal services, human resource consulting, and retirement services.

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