Buyer

About Nutrabolt

Nutrabolt is a fast‑growing, global active health and wellness company with a portfolio of market‑leading performance‑oriented brands that energize and fuel active lifestyles. The company’s disruptive and innovative products compete in the Functional Beverage and Active Nutrition segments under three consumer‑loved brands: C4® (one of the fastest‑growing energy drink brands in the United States and the #1 selling global pre‑workout brand), XTEND® (the #1 post‑workout recovery brand in the United States), and Cellucor® (an award‑winning sports nutrition brand created in 2002). Founded 20 years ago, Nutrabolt serves performance athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and health‑focused consumers worldwide. Recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work, Top Workplaces USA honoree, and Fortune Best Workplace in Texas, the company prioritizes people, planet, and community.

Role Overview

The Buyer oversees more than $145 million of contract manufacturing, direct materials (ingredients, packaging), and indirect goods and services (transportation, marketing, T&E, MRO) annually. Responsible for managing manufacturers and vendors for assigned categories, the Buyer ensures compliance with Nutrabolt’s KPIs and quality standards while leading supply‑chain initiatives that reduce total cost of ownership, improve quality and service levels, and build strategic vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate purchasing activities with supply planning and approved vendors to acquire inventory cost‑effectively and timely.
• Utilize supply planning tools to strategically plan and purchase direct materials.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers to maximize performance.
• Identify and leverage opportunities to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership for assigned categories.
• Perform continuous‑improvement exercises and develop a roadmap focused on cost savings, process improvement, and supplier relationships.
• Exercise vendor performance strategies to ensure ongoing cost improvements, on‑time delivery, exceptional quality and service, and market‑leading innovation.
• Participate in vendor business reviews that focus on meeting established KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
• Collaborate with other business units to implement business initiatives, new product launches, and process improvements.
• Serve as an escalation contact when issues arise with suppliers or internal operational departments.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional procurement and vendor management experience with contract manufacturers, direct‑materials suppliers, and/or indirect goods and services suppliers.
• Experience establishing and maintaining vendor performance metrics.
• Experience sourcing and negotiating for contract manufacturing, packaging, raw materials, and/or indirect goods and services.
• Experience in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, beverage, and/or consumer packaged goods industries (preferred).
• Experience in supply planning and/or production planning (preferred).
• Proficiency with advanced Excel formulas.

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance, life insurance, mental wellness programs, 401 K matching, and a Lifestyle Spending Account.
• Unlimited vacation paid time off and volunteer time off.
• Discounts on C4 Energy, Cellucor, and XTEND products.
• Paid parental leave.
• Reimbursement for childcare, fertility treatments, legal fees, and more through the Lifestyle Spending Account.