Senior Buyer

We love your attention to detail! 

We’re looking for a thorough Senior Buyer to partner with internal teams and support customer needs.

Why TricorBraun 

TricorBraun is a global packaging leader, with team members working in locations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. As North America’s largest distributor of primary packaging, we provide innovative solutions to customers from a wide variety of industries. Our customers range from innovative start-ups to the world’s most iconic brands. We put people first and live by that every day. Join us and our friendly, motivated and supportive team will welcome you. Many of the products we distribute are already sitting in your home. 

Your role 

Your key goal is forecasting, demand planning and sourcing of inventory over multiple vendors and driving strategic relationships with those vendors. In addition, the Senior Buyer is responsible for performing market analysis and making purchasing recommendations to the management team which allow the company to meet customer demand in the timeframe that customers desire.

Your background and experience 

• Develops purchasing forecasts at both the macro and micro level using a combination of historical data, booked demand and growth or decline information

• Performs market analysis and makes purchasing recommendations based on market trends.

• Manages stock items to stay ahead of demand curve.

• Leads inventory levels to keep inventory value down and turns up.

• Communicates pricing and availability of purchased items with outside sales teams and internal support teams.

• Prepares Excel workbooks, assigns pre-work to teams, collects feedback and integrates data, prepares Power Point, facilitates meetings, documents notes and assigns follow-up, etc. for each meeting

• Conducts statistical forecasting for stocking SKU’s and evaluate demand trends

• Conducts inventory analysis to develop proposed target levels and identify supply gaps

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

How we’ll support you 

It all starts with an exceptional training program spanning classroom, online, and hands-on collaboration with other consultants. You will learn our business, our industry, the sales process, where to gain leads, how to best utilize our database, and how customer cycles work. Your base of operation will be the staffed office closest to your territory. Because we’re a people first company, you can expect even more.

• Comprehensive compensation package 

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits

• Retirement plan with match 

• Unlimited advancement opportunity

We are proudly an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications.