Sourcing Specialist

SCOPE Recruiting • Nashville, TN

21d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

We are hiring a Senior Sourcing Specialist to be our go-to expert for purchasing and sourcing at the new Nashville facility. As one of the earliest hires on site, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring we have the materials, packaging, and indirect supplies needed to launch and scale production successfully. This is an individual contributor role (not people-management) designed for someone with 2–4 years of solid purchasing/sourcing experience who is ready to step into a broader, more impactful scope—working directly with senior leadership and helping shape our procurement processes from the ground up.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in purchasing, sourcing, or supply chain (ideally in a manufacturing environment).
• Demonstrated experience with PO creation, supplier communication, and order tracking.
• Solid understanding of basic sourcing principles (total cost, lead times, supplier performance, risk).
• Strong analytical and organizational skills; comfortable working with data, lead times, and inventory implications.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across finance, planning, operations, and leadership.
• Hands-on, proactive, and comfortable in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where not all processes are defined yet.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food, beverage, or other FDA-regulated / quality-sensitive industries.
• Exposure to building or improving procurement processes in a growing or greenfield facility.
• Familiarity with ERP/purchasing systems and basic reporting/analysis.

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day purchasing of raw materials, packaging, and indirect materials/MRO to support plant start-up and ramp-up.
• Create and manage purchase orders, track deliveries, and ensure accurate documentation of all purchases.
• Work closely with production planning to align materials availability with the production schedule and minimize stock-outs.
• Support the Director of Finance & Procurement in setting up basic purchasing structure and workflows (approval flows, documentation standards, vendor data, etc.).
• Ensure purchases are made with “good enough” structure at high pace—balancing speed, control, and risk.
• Help identify, qualify, and manage indirect material suppliers; support reevaluation of key raw and packaging suppliers over time.
• Work with product development and leadership to build dual/triple sourcing strategies where appropriate.
• Partner with planning on MOQs, inventory levels, and risk management for critical materials.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of procurement processes, systems, and reporting as the facility matures.
• Maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support continuous improvement in cost, quality, and service.

Benefits

• The opportunity to be a foundational team member at a brand-new U.S. manufacturing facility.
• High exposure to senior leadership (Director of Finance & Procurement, CPO, and site leadership).
• A chance to develop broad skills across purchasing, sourcing, systems, and operations far beyond a typical buyer role.
• Competitive compensation package and benefits, aligned with experience and market in the Nashville area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees