Buyer (Bucked Up)

About Bucked Up

Bucked Up is a leading lifestyle and nutrition brand committed to empowering athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and everyday individuals with high-quality supplements, energy drinks and gear. We believe in the relentless pursuit of excellence, and our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the industry.

Our Mission: We fuel your wellness routine, so you Feel Like A Million Bucks.

Our culture is defined by the 4 A’s, built on a foundation of integrity:

• Aggressive: Move quickly and take bold swings. Calculated, not careless. Edgy, not reckless.
• Accountable: Collaborative and accountable to one another and our business partners.
• Adaptable: Learn. Acknowledge mistakes and fail fast. Adapt quickly.
• Act Like the Underdog: Hungry. Scrappy. Gritty. With a chip on our shoulder.

Position Overview

The Buyer is responsible for executing purchasing activities, managing supplier relationships, negotiating competitive pricing, and ensuring the timely availability of raw materials, packaging components, and other production requirements.

This position plays a critical role in supporting production schedules, achieving cost savings, monitoring open purchase orders, and coordinating with suppliers and internal departments to resolve issues that could impact manufacturing or product launches.

The Buyer will also support the company's implementation and ongoing adoption of NetSuite and Confido, helping establish efficient, accurate, and scalable purchasing processes.

The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, analytical, and comfortable holding suppliers accountable in a fast-paced consumer packaged goods environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Purchasing & Supplier Management

• Execute purchasing activities for raw materials, packaging components, and other materials required for production.
• Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in accordance with established purchasing procedures and inventory requirements.
• Negotiate supplier pricing, minimum order quantities, lead times, payment terms, and other commercial conditions.
• Develop and maintain productive supplier relationships while ensuring accountability for cost, quality, and delivery performance.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate purchasing, improve supplier terms, and reduce procurement costs.
• Maintain accurate supplier information, pricing records, lead times, and purchasing documentation.
• Evaluate alternative suppliers and sourcing opportunities in coordination with management.

2. Cost Savings & Procurement Improvement

• Identify and execute cost savings initiatives across assigned materials and suppliers.
• Solicit and evaluate competitive supplier quotations.
• Support supplier transitions, material substitutions, and sourcing changes that improve cost or service.
• Analyze purchasing costs, price changes, and opportunities for improved purchasing efficiency.
• Track and document realized cost savings and project progress.
• Partner with Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Operations to evaluate cost-reduction opportunities without compromising product quality.

3. Purchase Order Management & Production Support

• Maintain active oversight of all assigned open purchase orders, including supplier acknowledgments, promised delivery dates, quantities, and outstanding issues.
• Proactively follow up with suppliers to ensure materials arrive on time and in the quantities required.
• Coordinate purchasing priorities with production schedules, material requirements, and inventory availability.
• Identify and escalate potential material shortages, supplier delays, and other risks to production continuity.
• Expedite materials and coordinate recovery plans when delivery commitments are at risk.
• Work with Planning, Production, and Operations to ensure materials are available to meet manufacturing deadlines.
• Resolve purchasing discrepancies involving quantities, pricing, receipts, and invoices in coordination with appropriate departments.

4. Supplier Quality & Issue Resolution

• Partner with Quality Assurance to resolve supplier-related quality concerns, rejected materials, specification discrepancies, and other nonconformances.
• Communicate quality issues to suppliers and coordinate corrective actions, replacements, credits, or other necessary resolutions.
• Follow up on supplier corrective action commitments and monitor progress toward resolution.
• Support supplier qualification and evaluation activities as needed.
• Help ensure supplier-related issues are resolved promptly to minimize production disruption.

5. New Product Development & Innovation Support

• Coordinate purchasing and material availability for new product development and innovation projects.
• Work with Product Development to understand upcoming material requirements, specifications, target costs, and launch timelines.
• Obtain supplier quotations, samples, lead times, and availability information for new materials and packaging.
• Maintain visibility into material procurement status and communicate progress, risks, and outstanding issues to the Product Development team.
• Track critical purchasing milestones and proactively address obstacles that could impact product launch deadlines.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance and Operations to support material approval and production readiness.
• Ensure assigned purchasing deliverables are completed in alignment with project timelines.

6. NetSuite, Confido & Systems Implementation

• Actively participate in the implementation, testing, and ongoing adoption of NetSuite and Confido.
• Develop proficiency in purchasing workflows, purchase order management, supplier records, and related system functionality.
• Assist with data migration, validation, process testing, and issue resolution during implementation.
• Help establish and maintain accurate purchasing data, supplier information, and system transactions.
• Support development and documentation of purchasing procedures and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing visibility, automate manual processes, and strengthen system accuracy.
• Serve as an engaged user of both platforms and support continuous improvement following implementation.

7. Reporting & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Maintain accurate and timely reporting on open purchase orders, overdue materials, supplier performance, and purchasing priorities.
• Provide regular updates to the Supply Chain Operations Manager regarding purchasing activities, cost savings, and supply risks.
• Communicate proactively with Planning, Production, Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Finance.
• Track assigned purchasing projects and follow through on commitments and deadlines.
• Support purchasing-related key performance indicators and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Required

• 1–3 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain operations, preferably in a manufacturing or CPG environment.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating with suppliers and managing purchasing activities.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple open purchase orders, projects, and competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and basic cost analysis.
• Experience working with ERP or purchasing management systems.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with suppliers and cross-functional internal teams.
• High attention to detail, strong follow-through, and a proactive approach to resolving issues.

Preferred

• Prior experience with NetSuite and/or Confido.
• Experience supporting ERP or procurement system implementations.
• Purchasing experience involving contract manufacturers, raw materials, or packaging components.
• Experience in supplements, food, beverage, or other regulated CPG industries.
• Experience supporting new product introductions and product development projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field.

Key Performance Indicators

Performance will be evaluated against measures including:

• Material availability: Timely availability of materials required to meet production schedules.
• Supplier on-time delivery: Supplier adherence to confirmed purchase order delivery dates.
• Cost savings: Documented purchasing savings and successful completion of cost-reduction initiatives.
• Open PO management: Accuracy and timeliness of purchase order updates, follow-up, and issue resolution.
• Innovation readiness: Completion of assigned purchasing milestones to support new product launch deadlines.
• Supplier issue resolution: Timely closure of supplier-related quality and delivery issues.
• Systems adoption: Effective utilization of NetSuite and Confido and adherence to established purchasing processes.

Key Competencies

• Strong supplier negotiation and relationship management
• Accountability and follow-through
• Proactive problem-solving and urgency
• Cost-conscious decision-making
• Cross-functional communication
• Attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to prioritize and execute under tight deadlines
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new systems

Position Scope

The Buyer is an individual contributor responsible for day-to-day purchasing execution, supplier coordination, and assigned procurement improvement projects.

The position works under the direction of the Supply Chain Operations Manager, who provides oversight of purchasing priorities, operational processes, and broader supply chain initiatives.

DAS Labs (DBA Bucked Up) is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Bucked Up does not sponsor applicants for work visas.