Senior Buyer
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We have Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE. That's pay info. So we can include a Pay section with that info. Also we have Benefits listed. Also we have Work Environment & Physical Demands maybe not required but could be a section? Not in the list of example headings but could be included if we want. However instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine Work Environment into About the role? But it's separate content. Could be its own section but not in example list; but we can still use
for any heading? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those as examples. Probably safe to include Work Environment as a section heading like "Work Environment & Physical Demands". It's substantive.
We must remove boilerplate: Compliance & Employment Practices, EEO, etc. Also remove "Reports to: Plant Director Department: Manufacturing Location: On Site in Mesa (open to hybrid) FLSA Classification: Salaried, Exempt Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE". The metadata like Reports to, Department, Location, FLSA Classification could be folded into a short
or dropped. We need to preserve ALL substantive information. So we should keep location, reports to, department, FLSA classification maybe as a short paragraph. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a short
with that metadata.
We need sections: About the role? Actually we have "About The Company" and "About The Opportunity". The "About The Company" is company description. Could be a section "About the Company". But the instruction's example headings include "About the role". Not "About the Company". However we can still include a section for company overview. It's substantive. We'll use
About the Company
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Then Pay: we have Salary Range. Use
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Then maybe Work Environment & Physical Demands as its own section.
We must not include duplicated lines: there is duplicate inventory control activities paragraph repeated twice; we need to preserve but not duplicate? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove duplicated lines. So we should combine the duplicate into one.
Also there is duplicate "Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories;" appears twice with slight variation. We'll combine into one bullet that covers both.
Now let's extract content.
Company description: from "About The Company Paleovalley and Wild Pastures were born..." to "...one thoughtful choice at a time." We'll keep that as paragraph.
About The Opportunity: "The Senior Buyer is the purchasing owner for the Mesa manufacturing operation, ensuring the ingredients, raw materials, and packaging needed for production are available at the right time, quality, and cost. This role combines hands-on purchasing, supplier management, and significant ownership of inventory accuracy and control. The Senior Buyer will help strengthen purchasing processes, improve inventory reliability, and ensure production teams have the materials needed to meet production schedules as the Mesa operation continues to scale."
What You'll Do: list of duties. We'll bullet each sentence.
Let's list them:
- Own end-to-end purchasing for assigned raw materials, ingredients, and packaging, from sourcing and supplier selection through purchase order execution, delivery follow-up, and issue resolution
- Build and manage supplier relationships, including sourcing, qualification support, ongoing performance management, and regular communication around pricing, capacity, lead times, quality, and service
- Negotiate supplier pricing and commercial details within established authority, identify cost-saving opportunities, and escalate contract terms or higher-risk commitments to the appropriate leader
- Create, issue, and manage purchase orders in Acumatica, ensuring accurate pricing, quantities, specifications, lead times, and delivery dates aligned with production requirements
- Monitor demand, inventory positions, safety stock, supplier lead times, and open orders to prevent material shortages while minimizing excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory
- Partner closely with Production, Quality and Food Safety, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Planning stakeholders to align purchasing decisions with operational priorities, proactively address material-handling or inventory issues, and drive accountability when processes are not being followed. Resolve supply disruptions, late deliveries, shortages, quality holds, receiving discrepancies, and other supplier issues; identify backup sources and collaborate with Quality and Food Safety on supplier qualification when alternate supply is needed
- Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories; research variances and complete approved adjustments in Acumatica and Logiwa
- Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories; research and resolve variances, identify root causes of inventory discrepancies, and complete approved adjustments in Acumatica and Logiwa. (duplicate, combine)
- Evaluate and improve purchasing and inventory processes as the Mesa operation continues to scale, identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve accuracy, and create more efficient and reliable workflows.
- Track and report purchasing KPIs such as supplier on-time delivery, lead-time performance, inventory health, purchase price variance/cost savings, and supply risks, using the data to drive follow-up and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Quality and Food Safety to ensure purchased materials and suppliers meet approved specifications and applicable SQF/HACCP, food safety, and supplier approval requirements
We need to combine the duplicate inventory control bullet into one that includes both aspects: research variances, research and resolve variances, identify root causes, complete approved adjustments. So bullet: Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories; research and resolve variances, identify root causes of inventory discrepancies, and complete approved adjustments in Acumatica and Logiwa.
Now Requirements: list.
- 4+ years of progressive purchasing, procurement, materials planning, or related supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment, including independent ownership of direct-material purchasing
- Demonstrated supplier relationship management and pricing negotiation skills, with the ability to balance cost, quality, service, lead time, and supply risk
- Working knowledge of inventory planning and control, including demand/usage analysis, lead times, safety stock, cycle counting, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation
- Experience using ERP and WMS systems for purchase order management, inventory tracking, and inventory adjustments; ability to work effectively in Acumatica ERP and Logiwa WMS
- Working knowledge of SQF/HACCP or comparable food safety and supplier approval requirements as they relate to purchased materials and approved suppliers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including cost analysis, inventory analysis, forecasting inputs, supplier performance measurement, and issue resolution
- Clear, proactive communication and strong cross-functional partnership skills with Production, Quality and Food Safety, Warehouse, Planning, Finance, and Supply Chain stakeholders
- Ability to independently manage moderately complex purchasing and supply issues, prioritize competing needs in a fast-moving manufacturing environment, and escalate the most complex or high-risk matters appropriately
Bonus Points: we could include as part of Requirements or separate? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Bonus Points could be included under Requirements as a sub-list? But we could add a separate "Preferred Qualifications" section. However not in example headings. Might be okay to include as part of Requirements with a note. But to keep sections few, we could incorporate Bonus Points into Requirements as a sub-list with a heading? Might be considered thin. Better to add a separate section "Preferred Qualifications". It's substantive. We'll include
Preferred Qualifications
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List:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
- Direct experience with both Acumatica ERP and Logiwa WMS
- Experience purchasing raw materials, ingredients, and/or packaging materials; food, beverage, supplement, or CPG manufacturing experience is strongly preferred
- APICS/ASCM, ISM/CPSM, or other relevant procurement or supply chain certification
- A passion for real food, responsible sourcing, wellness, sustainability, or regenerative agriculture
Benefits: list.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid dental/vision and a small monthly medical premium for employees; dependents may be added at employee cost
- Generous Paid time off to support balance and rest
- Paid sick time for when you need it
- Six (6) company-paid holidays each year & two (2) floating holidays
- Paid parental leave after 6 months of service for eligible employees
- 100% company-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
- Referral bonuses up to $1,500 when you refer great people who join our team
- 401(k) or Roth Plans with up to a 4% company match after one year of service
- $300 Paleovalley Monthly product stipend for employees
Pay: Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE.
Work Environment & Physical Demands: paragraph.
"This role takes place in a manufacturing/warehouse environment and may involve exposure to varying temperatures, noise, and airborne particles. Employees must follow all safety guidelines and use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The position requires regular standing, walking, bending, reaching, and the ability to lift and move items up to 50 pounds. Work may involve operating or working near machinery and other equipment. These physical demands are representative of those necessary to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation."
We also have metadata: Reports to: Plant Director Department: Manufacturing Location: On Site in Mesa (open to hybrid) FLSA Classification: Salaried, Exempt Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We have Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE. That's pay info. So we can include a Pay section with that info. Also we have Benefits listed. Also we have Work Environment & Physical Demands maybe not required but could be a section? Not in the list of example headings but could be included if we want. However instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine Work Environment into About the role? But it's separate content. Could be its own section but not in example list; but we can still use
for any heading? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those as examples. Probably safe to include Work Environment as a section heading like "Work Environment & Physical Demands". It's substantive.
We must remove boilerplate: Compliance & Employment Practices, EEO, etc. Also remove "Reports to: Plant Director Department: Manufacturing Location: On Site in Mesa (open to hybrid) FLSA Classification: Salaried, Exempt Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE". The metadata like Reports to, Department, Location, FLSA Classification could be folded into a short
or dropped. We need to preserve ALL substantive information. So we should keep location, reports to, department, FLSA classification maybe as a short paragraph. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a short
with that metadata. We need sections: About the role? Actually we have "About The Company" and "About The Opportunity". The "About The Company" is company description. Could be a section "About the Company". But the instruction's example headings include "About the role". Not "About the Company". However we can still include a section for company overview. It's substantive. We'll use
About the Company
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Then Pay: we have Salary Range. Use
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with. Then maybe Work Environment & Physical Demands as its own section. We must not include duplicated lines: there is duplicate inventory control activities paragraph repeated twice; we need to preserve but not duplicate? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove duplicated lines. So we should combine the duplicate into one. Also there is duplicate "Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories;" appears twice with slight variation. We'll combine into one bullet that covers both. Now let's extract content. Company description: from "About The Company Paleovalley and Wild Pastures were born..." to "...one thoughtful choice at a time." We'll keep that as paragraph. About The Opportunity: "The Senior Buyer is the purchasing owner for the Mesa manufacturing operation, ensuring the ingredients, raw materials, and packaging needed for production are available at the right time, quality, and cost. This role combines hands-on purchasing, supplier management, and significant ownership of inventory accuracy and control. The Senior Buyer will help strengthen purchasing processes, improve inventory reliability, and ensure production teams have the materials needed to meet production schedules as the Mesa operation continues to scale." What You'll Do: list of duties. We'll bullet each sentence. Let's list them: - Own end-to-end purchasing for assigned raw materials, ingredients, and packaging, from sourcing and supplier selection through purchase order execution, delivery follow-up, and issue resolution - Build and manage supplier relationships, including sourcing, qualification support, ongoing performance management, and regular communication around pricing, capacity, lead times, quality, and service - Negotiate supplier pricing and commercial details within established authority, identify cost-saving opportunities, and escalate contract terms or higher-risk commitments to the appropriate leader - Create, issue, and manage purchase orders in Acumatica, ensuring accurate pricing, quantities, specifications, lead times, and delivery dates aligned with production requirements - Monitor demand, inventory positions, safety stock, supplier lead times, and open orders to prevent material shortages while minimizing excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory - Partner closely with Production, Quality and Food Safety, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Planning stakeholders to align purchasing decisions with operational priorities, proactively address material-handling or inventory issues, and drive accountability when processes are not being followed. Resolve supply disruptions, late deliveries, shortages, quality holds, receiving discrepancies, and other supplier issues; identify backup sources and collaborate with Quality and Food Safety on supplier qualification when alternate supply is needed - Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories; research variances and complete approved adjustments in Acumatica and Logiwa - Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories; research and resolve variances, identify root causes of inventory discrepancies, and complete approved adjustments in Acumatica and Logiwa. (duplicate, combine) - Evaluate and improve purchasing and inventory processes as the Mesa operation continues to scale, identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve accuracy, and create more efficient and reliable workflows. - Track and report purchasing KPIs such as supplier on-time delivery, lead-time performance, inventory health, purchase price variance/cost savings, and supply risks, using the data to drive follow-up and continuous improvement - Collaborate with Quality and Food Safety to ensure purchased materials and suppliers meet approved specifications and applicable SQF/HACCP, food safety, and supplier approval requirements We need to combine the duplicate inventory control bullet into one that includes both aspects: research variances, research and resolve variances, identify root causes, complete approved adjustments. So bullet: Own inventory control activities for assigned materials, including cycle counts and end-of-month, end-of-quarter, and end-of-fiscal-year physical inventories; research and resolve variances, identify root causes of inventory discrepancies, and complete approved adjustments in Acumatica and Logiwa. Now Requirements: list. - 4+ years of progressive purchasing, procurement, materials planning, or related supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment, including independent ownership of direct-material purchasing - Demonstrated supplier relationship management and pricing negotiation skills, with the ability to balance cost, quality, service, lead time, and supply risk - Working knowledge of inventory planning and control, including demand/usage analysis, lead times, safety stock, cycle counting, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation - Experience using ERP and WMS systems for purchase order management, inventory tracking, and inventory adjustments; ability to work effectively in Acumatica ERP and Logiwa WMS - Working knowledge of SQF/HACCP or comparable food safety and supplier approval requirements as they relate to purchased materials and approved suppliers - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including cost analysis, inventory analysis, forecasting inputs, supplier performance measurement, and issue resolution - Clear, proactive communication and strong cross-functional partnership skills with Production, Quality and Food Safety, Warehouse, Planning, Finance, and Supply Chain stakeholders - Ability to independently manage moderately complex purchasing and supply issues, prioritize competing needs in a fast-moving manufacturing environment, and escalate the most complex or high-risk matters appropriately Bonus Points: we could include as part of Requirements or separate? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Bonus Points could be included under Requirements as a sub-list? But we could add a separate "Preferred Qualifications" section. However not in example headings. Might be okay to include as part of Requirements with a note. But to keep sections few, we could incorporate Bonus Points into Requirements as a sub-list with a heading? Might be considered thin. Better to add a separate section "Preferred Qualifications". It's substantive. We'll include
Preferred Qualifications
with ul. List: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience - Direct experience with both Acumatica ERP and Logiwa WMS - Experience purchasing raw materials, ingredients, and/or packaging materials; food, beverage, supplement, or CPG manufacturing experience is strongly preferred - APICS/ASCM, ISM/CPSM, or other relevant procurement or supply chain certification - A passion for real food, responsible sourcing, wellness, sustainability, or regenerative agriculture Benefits: list. - Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid dental/vision and a small monthly medical premium for employees; dependents may be added at employee cost - Generous Paid time off to support balance and rest - Paid sick time for when you need it - Six (6) company-paid holidays each year & two (2) floating holidays - Paid parental leave after 6 months of service for eligible employees - 100% company-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance - Referral bonuses up to $1,500 when you refer great people who join our team - 401(k) or Roth Plans with up to a 4% company match after one year of service - $300 Paleovalley Monthly product stipend for employees Pay: Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE. Work Environment & Physical Demands: paragraph. "This role takes place in a manufacturing/warehouse environment and may involve exposure to varying temperatures, noise, and airborne particles. Employees must follow all safety guidelines and use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The position requires regular standing, walking, bending, reaching, and the ability to lift and move items up to 50 pounds. Work may involve operating or working near machinery and other equipment. These physical demands are representative of those necessary to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation." We also have metadata: Reports to: Plant Director Department: Manufacturing Location: On Site in Mesa (open to hybrid) FLSA Classification: Salaried, Exempt Salary Range: $51,000 - $60,000 annually DOE
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Then "Benefits" is benefits. Use