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The Assistant Buyer will join one of the fastest growing food manufacturers in Massachusetts reporting to the Director of Procurement. Responsible for assuring the continuous supply and timely procurement of packaging in order to maintain maximum production levels at optimum costs consistent with quality specifications.

**Responsibilities**
- Work with customer and internal forecasts to order raw materials and packaging.
- Establish appropriate inventory levels by item.
- Work to ensure a just time in inventory.
- Foresee and effectively communicate anticipated shortages of any item in inventory in order to prevent disruption to operations.
- Continually analyze pricing and purchasing habits in an effort to minimize cost while maximizing efficiency.
- Work with production personnel to introduce new products into production.
- Backup the other buyers.
- Nurture relationships with vendors and evaluate performance based on quality, reliability, and competitive costs to ensure product consistency.
- Regularly communicate purchasing developments to operations managers, transportation, and customer service.

**Desired Skills and Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience - food industry experience preferred.
- Excellent organizational and written, verbal, and social communication skills - both internally and externally.
- Experience with Navision or like ERP system preferred.
- Proficient in MS Office - especially Excel and Word.

**Benefits**:

- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

- Haverhill, MA 01835: Relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person