# Strategic Sourcing Buyer

> Spindrift · Newtonville, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-27

**Salary:** USD 70,000–90,000

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** Operations

## Description

The Strategic Sourcing Buyer supports the Strategic Sourcing team by helping execute sourcing initiatives, maintaining supplier and market data, coordinating procurement activities, and supporting cross-functional projects across Operations, Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Planning.  
  
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to build their career within supply chain by gaining a wide array of hands-on experience at a fast growing company!

### What You'll Do

**Procurement & Sourcing Support**

-   Support sourcing projects across ingredients, packaging, and selected indirect spend categories.
-   Assist with supplier qualification and onboarding activities for new ingredients and suppliers.
-   Coordinate requests for proposals (RFPs), supplier documentation, pricing updates, and contract administration.
-   Maintain supplier records, pricing files, contracts, and procurement documentation.
-   Assist in preparing sourcing recommendations and business cases for leadership.

**Supplier & Commercial Support**

-   Build productive relationships with suppliers through day-to-day communication and follow-up.
-   Coordinate supplier samples, documentation, certifications, and commercial information.
-   Track supplier performance metrics, pricing changes, and service levels.
-   Support supplier business reviews and maintain action item tracking.
-   Monitor commodity and ingredient market trends and summarize findings for the sourcing team.

**Innovation & Cross-Functional Support**

-   Partner with Innovation, Quality, Manufacturing, and Planning to help commercialize new ingredients and suppliers.
-   Coordinate ingredient evaluations, tasting samples, and commercialization milestones.
-   Support reformulations, packaging changes, and new product launches.
-   Maintain inventory of innovation ingredients and supplier samples for development work.
-   Assist with supplier visits, facility audits, and sustainability initiatives as needed.

**Analytics & Process Improvement**

-   Prepare spend analyses, pricing comparisons, and sourcing reports.
-   Maintain procurement dashboards and reporting tools.
-   Identify opportunities to improve sourcing processes, documentation, and data quality.
-   Help ensure procurement documentation remains organized, accurate, and audit-ready.
-   Support special projects as the procurement organization continues to grow.

## Requirements

### Who You Are

-   Curious, analytical, and eager to learn.
-   Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
-   Comfortable working with data while also building strong relationships.
-   Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
-   Collaborative and proactive, with strong follow-through.
-   Interested in food, beverages, agriculture, sustainability, and supply chain.

### Qualifications

-   Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, Food Science, or a related field.
-   0–2+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or a related field. Recent college graduates are encouraged to apply but should have relevant internship or co-op experience in one or more of these areas.
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
-   Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
-   Experience working with ERP systems is preferred (NetSuite is a plus).
-   Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
-   Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
-   Ability to travel up to 15–20% as needed.
-   Ability to work four days per week from Spindrift's Newton, MA headquarters.

## Benefits

### Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $90,000. The final salary will be determined based on the selected candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and qualifications. In addition, we offer the following compensation and benefits:

-   Short-term incentive opportunity
-   Medical, dental, and vision insurance
-   Company-paid life insurance, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
-   Monthly cell phone allowance
-   Annual allowances for personal use of Spindrift product, health and wellness, professional development, and social justice education
-   Voluntary benefits including, but not limited to, additional life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
-   Paid parental leave, vacation, sick, personal, bereavement, community service, and holiday time

## Apply

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