DrinkPAK
Manager, Purchasing
Santa Clarita, CA, USA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$115k-$135kDetected 15 days ago
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About the role
- Power your Thirst for More at DrinkPAK, where we revolutionize beverage manufacturing, driven by automation and sustainability.
- Together, through grit and innovation, we break new ground in record time by acquiring the most advanced technology and attracting the brightest talent.
- Our explosive growth and journey through uncharted territories offers unique career opportunities enabling passionate individuals to reach their full potential.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day purchasing of DrinkPAK-procured direct materials to ensure uninterrupted production.
- Create, release, and manage purchase orders while maintaining accurate pricing, lead times, and supplier data within the ERP system.
- Monitor material availability and proactively manage supply risks, shortages, and expedites to support production schedules.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while driving supplier performance in delivery, quality, and service.
- Partner with Planning, Operations, Quality, Warehouse, and Finance to align purchasing activities with business needs.
- Support supplier negotiations for pricing, lead times, and commercial terms in partnership with the Director of Procurement.
- Analyze inventory levels, demand signals, and supplier performance to optimize inventory and material availability.
- Develop and implement standardized purchasing processes, reporting, and best practices as the procurement organization continues to grow.
- Serve as the primary purchasing resource for assigned categories while helping build the foundation for a scalable purchasing organization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 5+ years of purchasing or procurement experience supporting direct materials in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment with rapidly changing priorities.
- Experience in the beverage, food, consumer packaged goods (CPG), packaging, or contract manufacturing industries.
- Experience supporting high-growth manufacturing organizations.
- Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
- The ideal candidate has experience in a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment and is comfortable managing multiple priorities while ensuring uninterrupted material supply.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proven ability to manage multiple suppliers, competing priorities, and tight production timelines.
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems to manage purchasing activities.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong cross-functional and supplier relationships.
- Preferred
- Experience helping develop purchasing processes and scalable procurement operations.
- CPSM, CPM, APICS, or other relevant supply chain certification.
Compensation
- Compensation Range: $115k-$135k
Benefits
- PPO medical, dental, and vision insurance for our employees AND their dependents, 100% paid by the Company
- A cell phone stipend
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) match program, pet insurance, life insurance, and more
- Track and report purchasing KPIs including supplier on-time delivery, inventory health, purchase order execution, and material availability.
- To support our teams, we offer enriching lifestyle accounts, comprehensive benefits, formal development programs, and an energizing environment.
Company info
- OUR VALUES Our company's culture is guided by our shared values of Speed, Intensity, and Purpose.
- Founded in 2020, DrinkPAK has revolutionized canned beverage manufacturing by offering extreme capacity and format flexibility through cutting-edge technology and a commitment to the best talent in the industry.
- As part of this commitment, we offer:
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