Network Capital Buyer

fairlife LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With over $3B in annual retail sales fairlifes portfolio of delicious lactose-free real dairy products includes: fairlife ultra-filtered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company fairlife LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products please visit .

job purpose:
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Base Capital Buyer to own capital expenditure administration procurement operations vendor relationships and financial controls across our 4 manufacturing sites. This role is critical to ensuring cost-effective investments operational efficiency compliance and governance across all base capital projects.

responsibilities

• Vendor Management

• Partner withinternal strategicsourcing team

• To build andmaintainstrong relationships with suppliers. .

• Lead contract negotiations onboarding and periodic reviews of suppliersin close engagement withlegalteam.

• Develop and execute network-wide capital sourcing and pricing strategies that maximizeleverage andensure market competitive pricing across all sites.

• Evaluate vendor performance based on quality reliability and compliance.

• Hold suppliers accountable tofairlifeshigh standards.

• Capital Expenditure Administration

• AssistPlant Base CapitalEngineering team in managing theEnd to EndofPurchase Order(PO)lifecyclecapitalprojects fromearly vendor engagementsbuilding relationshipsideation PO creation execution and project close out.

• Partner with engineering productionaccountingand finance teams tohelp enablebusiness cases for plant capital projects.

• Controls & Compliance

• Enforce internal controls for capital expenditure and procurement processes as directed byfairlifeaccounting and financeinternal guidelines & policies

• Ensure compliancewithdocumentation requirements corporate policies and audit standards.

• Conduct periodic risk assessments and implement corrective actions to mitigate financial and operational risks.

• Procurement Management

• End to End PO Life Cycle Management ensuring vendor adherence to procurement negotiated category pricing and terms

• Oversee procurement and negotiation annualplantCapital spend.

• Parter with engineering and strategic procurement teams to developsourcing strategies that ensure quality cost-efficiency andtimelydelivery and execution of engineering projects.

• Collaborate with quality safety environmental and production teams to align acceptable standards across those functions.

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelors degree in supply chain Engineering Finance or related field.

• 3-5 years of experience in procurement supply chain capital expenditure management or similar within a manufacturing environment.

• Excellent negotiation communication and analytical skills.

• Experience with capital projects in dairy or beverage plants (e.g. pasteurization bottling refrigeration) preferred.

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and a passion for operational excellence preferred.

position location:Chicago/Webster/Coopersville

reports to:SrDirectorPlant CapitalEngineering

travel requirements:25 % or less

exempt/nonexempt:Exempt

fairlife LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis ofrace color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us please email.

For Recruitment Agencies

At fairlife we manage the majority of our hiring internally through our dedicated Talent Acquisition team which is actively engaged in direct candidate sourcing. Most of our roles are filled through applications submitted via our careers site or through direct outreach by our team.