Senior Buyer

Swire Coca-Cola • Draper, UT

2d

About The Position

Swire Coca-Cola is a family-owned bottling company and one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola in North America, distributing over 50 beverage brands and flavors to more than 30 million consumers across 13 states. The company employs over 8,000 individuals. A Senior Buyer at Swire Coca-Cola serves as a work and thought leader, offering guidance and training to junior buyers within non-production departments. This role involves overseeing non-production sourcing activities for various internal clients, including IT, Sales & Marketing, and other functions as needed. Key responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies, conducting major negotiations, and managing non-routine activities for U.S. operations. The Senior Buyer is also tasked with identifying and cultivating suppliers capable of meeting current and future non-production requirements, and collaborating with other departments to resolve supply chain issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree business, procurement, supply chain or related field required
• Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) CIPS Level 3 required
• 6+ years Procurement required
• Experience sourcing in non-production commodities
• Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• SAP Ariba
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Strong executive presence when presenting

Responsibilities

• Create and release RFPs/RFQs following the 7-step sourcing process and is able to train others on process
• Understands and is able to train what commodity/project should cost and negotiates to get suppliers to that ideal cost level not just budget level
• Considers the business’ strategy and priorities during sourcing not just cost targets
• Understands and tracks key market factors that impact commodity/project costs
• Source with the client’s needs in mind on time
• Stay current with market trends for assigned commodities
• Recommend technological/process opportunities to keep business ahead of competition and improve operations
• Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders related to supplier performance
• Maintain high level of integrity to ensure all suppliers treated fairly
• Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Maintain accurate records about pricing history
• Validate that requested price changes are accurate and include all documentation
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan w/company match
• Health Savings Accounts w/company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave and volunteer time)
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Opportunities where you help give back directly to the communities and causes you care about

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior