Senior Buyer

• The Senior Buyer will assist in developing procurement strategies to optimize cost savings and supplier performance.
• Source, negotiate, and purchase raw materials including botanical extracts, actives, oils, packaging components, excipients, and other specialty ingredients.
• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers based on quality, safety, service, and cost competitiveness.
• Maintain an optimal supply base and develop strategic supplier relationships that support business growth.
• Conduct regular business reviews with key suppliers to track performance, pricing, lead times, and quality.
• Resolve supply issues, delays, and discrepancies in collaboration with Quality, R&D, and Production teams.
• Monitor market trends, availability, and pricing fluctuations for critical raw material categories.
• Manage inventory levels in partnership with Planning to ensure sufficient supply while reducing excess/obsolete materials.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and long-term contracts where beneficial.
• Identify continuous cost improvement opportunities without compromising quality.
• Work closely with R&D and Formulation teams on new product development, ingredient sourcing, and approval of new raw materials.
• Partner with Quality Assurance to ensure suppliers meet regulatory and compliance standards (GMP, FDA, cGMP, ISO, etc. as applicable).
• Support Operations and Production with timely material availability and supply risk mitigation.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data, forecasts, and procurement KPIs.
• Utilize ERP systems to manage purchase orders, inventory, lead times, and supplier records.
• Prepare reports on cost savings, sourcing strategies, and supply chain risks.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Michael Page will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.