Coffee Buyer

About the role

Finlays Solutions is a leading partner to the B2B beverage manufacturing industry, recognized for its deep expertise, strong industry relationships, and commitment to innovation. The Coffee Buyer/Procurement Manager will develop comprehensive category strategy for Coffee, monitor market trends, negotiate contracts, and collaborate with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive category strategy for Coffee inclusive of spend analytics, identifying procurement methods, current and/or new supply partners to support company objectives.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers, ensuring supplier KPIs and competitive pricing are achieved.
• Negotiate contract types (spot buys, futures, and coverage agreements) and terms with suppliers in compliance with food-grade specifications, regulatory requirements and Finlay Solution standards and policies.
• Monitor inventory and collaborate with supply chain, production and warehouse teams to prevent shortages or overstock.
• Utilize brokerage account to buy futures to mitigate risks with procurement of coffee beans.
• Support audits and regulatory inspections by providing procurement and/or supplier documentation.
• Collaborate with R&D, SRM and Quality on new product sourcing, supplier approvals and sustainability goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, agricultural economics, finance, or business administration.
• Minimum 5 years of experience directly purchasing coffee or other traded agriculture commodities (wheat, corn, soybeans, coco, sugar) on a multi-unit global scale; including direct purchases through Traders and Producers.
• Experience working with Brokers and buying futures to mitigate risk.
• Understanding and use of commodity market data and trends to make informed purchasing decisions and cost-saving initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills, including cost benchmarking and developing data-driven recommendations.
• Experience with ERP systems; D365 is desirable.