Strategic Sourcing Buyer

The Strategic Sourcing Buyer supports the Strategic Sourcing team by helping execute sourcing initiatives, maintaining supplier and market data, coordinating procurement activities, and supporting cross-functional projects across Operations, Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Planning.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to build their career within supply chain by gaining a wide array of hands-on experience at a fast growing company!

What You'll Do

Procurement & Sourcing Support

• Support sourcing projects across ingredients, packaging, and selected indirect spend categories.
• Assist with supplier qualification and onboarding activities for new ingredients and suppliers.
• Coordinate requests for proposals (RFPs), supplier documentation, pricing updates, and contract administration.
• Maintain supplier records, pricing files, contracts, and procurement documentation.
• Assist in preparing sourcing recommendations and business cases for leadership.

Supplier & Commercial Support

• Build productive relationships with suppliers through day-to-day communication and follow-up.
• Coordinate supplier samples, documentation, certifications, and commercial information.
• Track supplier performance metrics, pricing changes, and service levels.
• Support supplier business reviews and maintain action item tracking.
• Monitor commodity and ingredient market trends and summarize findings for the sourcing team.

Innovation & Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, and Planning to help commercialize new ingredients and suppliers.
• Coordinate ingredient evaluations, tasting samples, and commercialization milestones.
• Support reformulations, packaging changes, and new product launches.
• Maintain inventory of innovation ingredients and supplier samples for development work.
• Assist with supplier visits, facility audits, and sustainability initiatives as needed.

Analytics & Process Improvement

• Prepare spend analyses, pricing comparisons, and sourcing reports.
• Maintain procurement dashboards and reporting tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing processes, documentation, and data quality.
• Help ensure procurement documentation remains organized, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Support special projects as the procurement organization continues to grow.

Who You Are

• Curious, analytical, and eager to learn.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with data while also building strong relationships.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative and proactive, with strong follow-through.
• Interested in food, beverages, agriculture, sustainability, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, Food Science, or a related field.
• 0–2+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or a related field. Recent college graduates are encouraged to apply but should have relevant internship or co-op experience in one or more of these areas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working with ERP systems is preferred (NetSuite is a plus).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to travel up to 15–20% as needed.
• Ability to work four days per week from Spindrift's Newton, MA headquarters.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $90,000. The final salary will be determined based on the selected candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and qualifications. In addition, we offer the following compensation and benefits:

• Short-term incentive opportunity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Monthly cell phone allowance
• Annual allowances for personal use of Spindrift product, health and wellness, professional development, and social justice education
• Voluntary benefits including, but not limited to, additional life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave, vacation, sick, personal, bereavement, community service, and holiday time