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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

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in supplier management, contract negotiation, and cost control, while collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, production, planning, and quality teams to optimize supply chain performance and mitigate risk. Twin Resources is partnering with a dynamic and growing manufacturer in the Dayton, Ohio area to identify an experienced Procurement / Supply Chain Specialist.

<h3>Procurement / Supply Chain Specialist</h3>Location: Dayton, Ohio Company: Confidential (Partnered with Twin Resources)<h3>Position Summary</h3>Twin Resources is partnering with a dynamic and growing manufacturer in the Dayton, Ohio area to identify an experienced Procurement / Supply Chain Specialist. This role is responsible for developing and executing strategic procurement initiatives to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials, components, and supplies.The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in supplier management, contract negotiation, and cost control, while collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, production, planning, and quality teams to optimize supply chain performance and mitigate risk.<h3>Key Responsibilities</h3>Procurement & Purchasing<ul><li> Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to secure optimal pricing, quality, and lead times </li><li> Issue and manage purchase orders, ensuring on-time delivery and accuracy </li><li> Monitor material costs and support initiatives aligned with budget and profitability targets </li><li> Drive cost-reduction strategies and improve supplier performance </li><li> Support sourcing activities for new product development initiatives </li></ul>Supplier & Vendor Management<ul><li> Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to support long-term business objectives </li><li> Evaluate supplier performance, ensuring adherence to quality and delivery standards </li><li> Resolve supplier-related issues including quality concerns, delivery delays, and pricing discrepancies </li><li> Identify and qualify alternative suppliers to strengthen supply chain resilience </li></ul>Inventory & Material Planning<ul><li> Partner with Production, Planning, and Warehouse teams to ensure consistent material availability </li><li> Optimize inventory levels to balance carrying costs with operational needs </li><li> Support supplier-managed inventory (SMI) and just-in-time (JIT) initiatives </li><li> Analyze purchasing trends and forecast material requirements based on demand planning </li></ul>Contract & Compliance Management<ul><li> Negotiate and manage supplier agreements, contracts, and commercial terms </li><li> Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards </li><li> Collaborate with Engineering and Quality to ensure materials meet specifications </li><li> Assess and mitigate supply chain risks, including supplier financial stability and market conditions </li></ul>Continuous Improvement & Cost Savings<ul><li> Lead strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration initiatives to drive cost savings </li><li> Partner with Engineering to identify material standardization and alternative sourcing opportunities </li><li> Track and report key procurement metrics, including cost savings, supplier performance, and lead times </li><li> Participate in lean initiatives to improve procurement processes and eliminate waste </li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3>Education & Experience<ul><li> Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred </li><li> Minimum of five (5) years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain within a manufacturing or assembly environment </li><li> Experience with ERP/MRP systems for purchasing and material planning </li><li> Strong understanding of supply chain principles, contract negotiation, and cost analysis </li></ul>Skills & Competencies<ul><li> Proven negotiation skills and ability to build and manage supplier relationships </li><li> Strong analytical mindset with experience in cost reduction and risk mitigation </li><li> Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, and Quality teams </li><li> Knowledge of lean manufacturing, JIT, and strategic sourcing methodologies </li><li> Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and ERP/MRP systems </li><li> Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail </li></ul><h3>Work Environment</h3><ul><li> Combination of office and manufacturing floor environment </li><li> Exposure to typical plant conditions including noise, machinery, and varying temperatures </li></ul>

Twin Resources LLC

Sr. Buyer

Budgeting

Contract Management

Corporate Policies

Cost Analysis

Cross-Functional

Detail Oriented

Industry Standards

Inventory Planning

Just in Time (JIT)

Manufacturing Assembly

Materials Tracking

Metrics

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Organizational Skills

Performance Tuning/Optimization

Process Improvement

Procurement Planning

Product Development

Product Programs

Production Planning

Profit & Loss

Purchase Orders

Regulatory Requirements

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Supplier Optimization

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Optimization

Team Player

Trend Analysis

Vendor/Supplier Planning

Vendor/Supplier Relations

Warehousing

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.

Gallagher

Sr. Client Manager, Small Business Benefits

ARM (Advanced RISC Machine)

Business Growth

Claims Management

Communication Skills

Community Support

Compensation and Benefits

Customer Relations

Dental Insurance

Diversity

Embedded Systems

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Fitness

Flexible Spending Accounts

Healthcare

Insurance

Matching Gift Programs

Medical Conditions

Medical Genetics

Military

Presentation/Verbal Skills

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Relationship Management

Sales Management

Secondary School

Small Business

Sustainability

Training Program

Vision Plan

Writing Skills

[AW]-iCims

FULL_TIME

This role will be responsible for the coordination of crib activity that requires maintenance of material receipts and inventory issues during the absence of senior personnel, as well as expenditure compliance review to corporate purchasing programs. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, self-motivated, communicator with knowledge and application of purchasing cost reduction methods and the ability to apply them in order to succeed.

We are hiring a Buyer. The Buyer is responsible for all procurement activities related to the purchasing of materials, approved goods and services for the assigned location. The Buyer will also provide inventory management for capital spare parts and manufacturing supplies. This role will be responsible for the coordination of crib activity that requires maintenance of material receipts and inventory issues during the absence of senior personnel, as well as expenditure compliance review to corporate purchasing programs. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, self-motivated, communicator with knowledge and application of purchasing cost reduction methods and the ability to apply them in order to succeed.Responsibilities<ul><li>Sources, selects, negotiates and approves the contract award for most commodity purchases or services as well as spot buy of non-stock items for location requirements.</li><li>Provides information to internal customers for pricing proposals. </li><li>Resolves specification issues prior to quoting process. </li><li>Achieves cost savings goals and delivers lowest cost alternatives for sourcing of products and services to meet business demands.</li><li>Manages inventory by reviewing requirements, entering purchase orders, and changing purchase orders as required.</li><li>Determines the need for expediting, follows up on late orders and monitors delivery performance taking corrective action as needed</li><li>Reporting activities to include monthly savings, and weekly status</li><li>Completes corporate program compliance review and reconciliation of P-Card expenditures for corporate charges.</li><li>Resolves accounting discrepancies and processes supplier returns/rejections.</li><li>Initiates purchase parts approval process (PPAP) per standard operation procedures.</li><li>May lead or supervise temporary personal purchasing assistants or interns.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul> Desired Experience<ul><li>Working knowledge of assigned commodity items</li><li>Professional phone etiquette is a must</li><li>Self-motivated and possesses the ability to complete tasks on-time and with little supervision</li><li>General negotiation skills</li><li>Read and interpret part drawings</li><li>Knowledge and application of purchasing cost reduction methods</li><li>Material requirements planning (MRP) system and ERP purchasing system proficiency</li><li>Thorough knowledge of purchasing terminology and practices</li><li>Minimum 1 year purchasing work experience in manufacturing environment preferred</li><li>Preferred CPM/CPIM (Certified Purchasing Manager/Certified Production Inventory Manager)</li></ul><img alt=" " height="1" src="https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=63ff224f444bb0713924bdb4eb677e63&view" width="1"/>

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