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Novolex

MRO Buyer (Hourly)

Carrollton, TX · On-site

$28 - $32/hr

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Maintenance MRO Buyer| Carrollton, TX|HIRING IMMEDIATELY | Compensation Includes: * Starting Pay ...

Novolex

MRO Buyer (Hourly)

Carrollton, TX · On-site

$28 - $32/hr

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Maintenance MRO Buyer| Carrollton, TX|HIRING IMMEDIATELY | Compensation Includes: * Starting Pay ...

Novolex

MRO Buyer (Hourly)

Carrollton, TX · On-site

$28 - $32/hr

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Maintenance MRO Buyer| Carrollton, TX|HIRING IMMEDIATELY | Compensation Includes: * Starting Pay ...

Novolex

MRO Buyer (Hourly)

Carrollton, TX

$28 - $32/hr

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Maintenance MRO Buyer| Carrollton, TX|HIRING IMMEDIATELY | Compensation Includes: * Starting Pay ...

Novolex

Capital Buyer

Charlotte, NC

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Position Summary The Capital Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing capital ...

Novolex

Capital Buyer

Charlotte, NC · On-site

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Position Summary The Capital Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing capital ...

Novolex

Capital Buyer

Charlotte, NC · On-site

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Position Summary The Capital Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing capital ...

Novolex

Capital Buyer

Lake Forest, IL · On-site

Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin ... Position Summary The Capital Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing capital ...

Thompson Pipe

Purchasing Agent

Grand Prairie, TX

$40.87 - $48.08/hr

None Position Summary The Buyer supports high-volume procurement for a manufacturer of engineered ... Source, qualify, and onboard suppliers for raw materials (e.g., steel, cement, aggregate, resin ...

Thompson Pipe - USA

Purchasing Agent

Grand Prairie, TX · On-site

$40.87 - $48.08/hr

None Position Summary The Buyer supports high-volume procurement for a manufacturer of engineered ... Source, qualify, and onboard suppliers for raw materials (e.g., steel, cement, aggregate, resin ...

Thompson Pipe Group

Purchasing Agent

Grand Prairie, TX · On-site

$85K - $100K/yr

None Position Summary The Buyer supports high-volume procurement for a manufacturer of engineered ... Source, qualify, and onboard suppliers for raw materials (e.g., steel, cement, aggregate, resin ...

Torrey Holistics

Purchasing Agent

Grand Prairie, TX · On-site

The Buyer builds and manages vendor relationships and works closely with Engineering, Operations ... Source, qualify, and onboard suppliers for raw materials (e.g., steel, cement, aggregate, resin ...

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How much do resin buyer jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for resin buyer in the United States is $68,384.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $55,000.00 and $79,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a resin buyer do?

A Resin Buyer is responsible for sourcing and purchasing resin materials used in manufacturing processes, such as plastics production. They negotiate with suppliers, manage procurement contracts, monitor market prices, and ensure timely delivery of quality materials. Resin Buyers work closely with production and quality teams to maintain inventory levels and address supply chain issues. Their role is crucial in optimizing costs and ensuring that manufacturing operations run smoothly.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a resin buyer?

To thrive as a Resin Buyer, you need strong analytical skills, negotiation abilities, and a background in supply chain management or procurement, often supported by a relevant degree. Familiarity with procurement software, ERP systems, and knowledge of resin market trends and sourcing certifications are typically required. Excellent communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills help you effectively manage supplier relationships and navigate market fluctuations. These skills and qualities are crucial for securing cost-effective, high-quality resin supplies and ensuring consistent production flow.

What are some common challenges resin buyers face when managing supplier relationships?

Resin Buyers often face challenges such as volatile pricing, supply chain disruptions, and ensuring consistent quality from suppliers. Building strong relationships with suppliers is crucial for negotiating better terms and securing priority during shortages. Effective communication and proactive problem-solving are key, as buyers must quickly address issues like delayed shipments or specification changes to keep production on track. Collaborating closely with supply chain, quality assurance, and production teams helps Resin Buyers navigate these challenges successfully.

What is the difference between Resin Buyer vs Resin Procurement Specialist?

AspectResin BuyerResin Procurement Specialist
CredentialsTypically requires purchasing or supply chain certificationsSimilar certifications, often with additional procurement training
Work EnvironmentManufacturing or industrial settings, focusing on resin acquisitionOffice and warehouse environments, handling procurement processes
Industry UsageCommonly used in plastics, automotive, and packaging industriesUsed across manufacturing sectors requiring resin sourcing
Search & Comparison IntentPeople compare to procurement roles to understand purchasing responsibilitiesOften compared to resin buyers to clarify scope and duties

Resin Buyers focus on purchasing resin materials, negotiating prices, and managing supplier relationships. Resin Procurement Specialists handle broader procurement processes, including sourcing strategies and contract management. While their roles overlap, Resin Buyers are more transaction-focused, whereas Resin Procurement Specialists have a wider scope in procurement strategy and planning.

Is being a resin buyer a stressful job?

Resin buyers often work in fast-paced environments where timely procurement and cost management are critical, which can lead to stress. The job requires strong negotiation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle supply chain fluctuations, but stress levels vary depending on workload and company support systems.

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Infographic showing various Resin Buyer job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 92% Full Time, 4% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 83% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 14% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $68,384 per year, or $32.9 per hour.

Senior Buyer, Strategic Sourcing

Garden City, NY • On-site

Seviroli Foods LLC
Food and Drink Manufacturing • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Seviroli Foods LLCexternal

$110K - $125K/yr

Full-time

Posted 12 days ago

Job description

Senior Buyer, Strategic Sourcing

Position Summary

Fresia Foods is a high-growth frozen filled pasta manufacturer supplying club, retail, and foodservice customers under both branded and private-label programs. We are scaling volume, launching new SKUs at pace, and building out our strategic sourcing capability.

The Senior Buyer, Strategic Sourcing owns assigned spend categories end to end — market intelligence, supplier strategy, competitive bidding, negotiation, contracting, and the savings that reach the P&L. We are looking for someone who can build the analytics, run competitive RFPs, create genuine competition within categories, and drive cost down while delivering the materials the business needs on time and under budget — with a clear point of view on where each category is heading well ahead of the market moving.

Why This Role

  • Build the system. Design and implement the buying systems and processes — category strategies, should-cost models, supplier scorecards, a commodity watch list, and a documented savings pipeline.
  • A clear mandate. Strategic sourcing is a named company priority, and savings from this seat are tracked as a contribution to the company's cost and EBITDA goals.
  • Scale with room to work. Multi-plant manufacturing, a national cold-chain 3PL network, a growing import program, and an active new-product pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic sourcing and competitive bidding

  • Maintain a rolling 12–18 month sourcing calendar driven by contract expirations, market position, and savings potential.
  • Lead RFI/RFP/RFQ cycles end to end — supplier qualification, bid package, structured bid analysis, negotiation, and award recommendation with a documented business case.
  • Build should-cost models (resin, board grade, freight, conversion, yield) so negotiations are anchored in cost structure rather than percentage haggling.
  • Design bid events that create genuine competitive tension, including qualifying new suppliers where the field is narrow, working cross-functionally with Quality, R&D, Operations, and Finance.

Market intelligence and commodity tracking

  • Maintain a commodity watch list and forward view across index-based inputs (CME dairy complex, durum and wheat, resin and board, protein markets) plus freight and energy drivers.
  • Publish a recurring market update to the VP of Supply Chain: what moved, what it cost us, and what we recommend on timing — forward-buy, index versus fixed price, contract duration, volume commitment.
  • Validate inbound price-increase requests against published indices and cost structure, quantify the annualized exposure, and lead the counter-position.

Cost savings — pipeline to P&L

  • Own a documented savings pipeline (identified / in-progress / committed / realized) with a value, owner, and date on every line, against an annual target agreed with the VP of Supply Chain and Finance.
  • Tie negotiated pricing through to purchase-order pricing, standard cost, and cost roll in the ERP so awarded savings are verifiable in the P&L.
  • Drive non-price levers: specification and pack-format optimization, order-quantity and pallet efficiency, freight and payment terms, yield and giveaway reduction, and material consolidation across SKUs.
  • Partner with R&D and Operations on reformulation and material substitution, producing the cost-impact analysis behind each change.

Supplier diversification, performance, and risk

  • Build and maintain a supplier diversification matrix — spend concentration, single- and sole-source exposure, qualified alternates, capacity headroom, and geographic risk — and use it to prioritize where a second source is worth qualifying.
  • Drive alternate-source qualification through Quality approval proactively, so options exist before they are needed under pressure.
  • Run a supplier scorecard covering price, on-time-in-full delivery, lead-time variability, quality history, responsiveness, and financial stability; hold quarterly business reviews with strategic suppliers against it.
  • Maintain approved-supplier documentation with Quality — SQF / BRC-GFSI certification, audit status, specification and allergen records, and customer-specific plant approvals.

Execution, terms, and cross-functional delivery

  • Negotiate and administer supply agreements, pricing schedules, index mechanisms, volume commitments, rebates, and payment terms; maintain a contract register with renewal triggers and notice periods so renewals are worked proactively.
  • Ensure buying execution supports just-in-time material flow — right quantity, right lead time, right receipt date against the production schedule — and drive measurable lead-time reduction.
  • Own the buying parameters that make planning work (reorder points, safety stock, order multiples, lead times) and keep purchase-order data clean: accurate promise dates, no stale orders, clean three-way match.
  • Use NetSuite and reporting tools as the analytical basis for every recommendation; spend, price-variance, and category reporting are self-served.
  • Align material commitments with Production Scheduling and Demand Planning across launches, promotions, seasonal builds, and shutdown coverage, and support new-product commercialization with landed cost and lead-time constraints surfaced early enough to affect the plan.
  • Participate in the packaging material-specification approval step of the artwork and die-line review, and partner with the import team on landed-cost analysis and supplier qualification.

How Performance Is Measured

Area

Measure

Cost

Realized savings vs. target; purchase-price variance; cost avoidance on defended increases

Market

Forecast accuracy and timeliness; price position vs. index and benchmark

Sourcing rigor

Share of spend competitively bid or under current contract; launch-to-award cycle time

Supply continuity

Diversification coverage and qualified alternates; material-driven production disruptions; supplier on-time-in-full

Execution

Lead-time reduction; purchase-order data accuracy; on-time material support for launches


Qualifications

Required

  • 5–8+ years in procurement, sourcing, or category management with demonstrable ownership of strategic categories.
  • Food or beverage manufacturing, or comparable regulated CPG manufacturing; frozen, refrigerated, or fresh a strong plus.
  • Proven record leading competitive bid events end to end, with quantified savings you can walk through in detail.
  • Commodity or index-based buying experience — able to explain how you have used market data to time and structure buys.
  • Advanced Excel (modeling, scenario analysis, should-cost) plus ERP fluency in procurement and inventory reporting; NetSuite preferred. Working knowledge of bills of material, item and cost structures, and standard costing.
  • Direct negotiation experience with meaningful commercial authority, including contract and terms negotiation. Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

Preferred

  • Category depth in packaging (film, corrugate, labels), CME-indexed dairy and cheese, or protein and seafood.
  • Import and international sourcing — landed cost, Incoterms, customs and USDA/FDA requirements, freight forwarding.
  • Experience building sourcing processes and tools in a growing or private-equity-backed environment.
  • CPSM, CPSD, or equivalent certification.

Attributes that matter here

  • Brings a point of view. Arrives with a recommendation on which categories to attack and why.
  • Credible in a plant. Can walk a production floor and understand why a specification change is or is not practical.
  • Follows through to the ledger. Cares whether the saving actually landed, not whether the deal was signed.


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