Packaging Buyer

Position Summary: Plan, direct, or coordinate the purchase of supplies, materials, and products necessary for
the manufacturing of dietary supplements that meet company and customer quality specifications, price
points, and timelines.

This position contributes to furthering our reputation in the industry and the community of
effectively delivering products and services to our customers and to your coworkers with integrity.
A non-negotiable requirement of working for our Company is maintaining, modeling and acting in
accordance with the Core Values of Phoenix Formulations.

1. Internal and External Customer Service with a laser focus
2. Honesty and Integrity
3. Personal Accountability
4. Work smart, work hard
5. Making the lives we touch better today than yesterday
6. Creating wealth through profits and growth

Essential Functions and Responsibilities to ensure the quality and safety of the product will include, but not
be limited to:

• Review product specifications to maintain a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to
  be purchased.
• Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.
• Locate and evaluate vendors, to determine product quality, availability and terms of sales and monitor the performance of existing vendors to determine needed changes.
• Study sales records, inventory levels of current stock, and analyze market and delivery systems to develop strategic purchasing programs that to maintain reasonable levels of inventory.
• Support Manager’s negotiations with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.
• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price for the needed quantities and time frame.
• Prepare reports regarding market conditions, merchandise costs, and vendor performance.
• Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time and resolve problems related to unacceptable, undelivered, or goods that arrive late.
• Provide information or indication of problems to Management or Quality Assurance.
• Perform duties safely and to report unsafe conditions or actions.
• Reports to work regularly and on time.
• Assists in other duties as needed and directed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Mathematical Skills – Accuracy with arithmetic, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, percentages, fractions, and basic algebra.
• Language Skills – Must be able to communicate complex concepts in English, verbally and in writing.
• Computer Skills – Must be proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel in particular and have a thorough understanding of inventory software, time keeping or other business related software.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Skilled in monitoring, troubleshooting, critical thinking, process control, time management,
  following through, relationship building, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, orientation to quality, deductive reasoning, problem
  sensitivity, problem solving, skilled at decision making, and customer service.
• Knowledge of food production processing, cGMP’s.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

• Regularly required to sit, walk, or stand.
• Specific abilities required by this job include near vision.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Work Environment: characteristic of an FDA regulated manufacturing facility. Personal Protective equipment
may be worn in certain situations.

• The employee is regularly required to talk on the phone, face to face, and use the computer or
  other activities normal to an office environment.
• Frequent interaction with others.
• Completion of duties must be done within an allotted time which may create a sense of time
  pressure to meet deadlines.

Pay Rate: DOE

Disclaimer: Compensation reflective of candidate’s experience. This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in this job description and other duties, as assigned, may be part of the job.

**Employment offers are contingent on successful completion of drug screen and background check** 

We are an EEO employer.

We look forward to hearing from you!