Buyer (Indirect Materials)

About Us

We are a family-owned bottling company with a story spanning over two centuries. We are one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola in North America and distribute more than 50 beverage brands and flavors, creating joy for our customers every day. Our 8,000+ driven employees work hard as part of a team that delivers refreshment to over 30 million consumers across 13 states.

Benefits

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental, and vision)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Health Savings Accounts with company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care, and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company-paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental leave, disability leave, and volunteer time)
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Opportunities to give back directly to the communities and causes you care about

Note: Enrollment in a Swire Medical Plan is required for some benefits.

Responsibilities

• Using a 7-step sourcing process, create and release RFPs and RFQs by tracking key market factors, business strategy priorities, and the impact of commodity/project costs.
• Negotiate to targeted cost based on ideal cost level, not just budget level, using market intelligence to stay current on pricing trends.
• Help implement technological/process opportunities to keep the business ahead of competition and improve operations.
• Build and strengthen supplier relationships by facilitating communication between internal and external stakeholders related to supplier performance.
• Ensure all suppliers are treated fairly.
• Receive and validate pricing from suppliers, maintain accurate records about pricing history.
• Accurately forecast the impact of price changes and validate changes are accurate, including all documentation.
• Act as liaison between departments to find resolution to supply issues within assigned commodities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in business, procurement, supply chain, or related field required
• 2+ years of sourcing experience in non-production commodities required
• SAP Ariba experience
• Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or CIPS Level 2 preferred

Due to the nature of our work and to help maintain a safe workplace for our employees and customers, pre-employment screening is required. This includes a criminal background check, drug screening, and for certain roles, a motor vehicle record review.