Purchasing Planner

Purchasing Planner

Reports To: Director of Supply Chain

Location: Hybrid - East Boston, MA - on site days negotiable (1-3x a week ideal)

The Mission:

This role will be for the person who does all of the purchasing for Downeast, from millions of aluminum cans to small flavor samples for R&D, and everything in between. They will be tasked with maintaining the right amount of materials, and having them in the right place, at the right time.

Job Responsibilities:

- Prepare, review and track purchase orders and expedite orders as needed

- Manage inventory levels across warehousing locations, including reducing storage costs and optimizing short term inventory turnover

- Responsible for all inbound materials to support the production plan for all ops teams

- Lead innovation process from the supply side, coordinating with marketing, R&D, and the packaging and production teams to facilitate new item creation

- Monitor purchasing prices and documenting changes, negotiating for preferential pricing and terms. 

- Develop and discover qualified Suppliers

- Monitor supplier performance

- Work with the finance team to reconcile pricing discrepancies between POs and Invoices

- Develop, and manage procurement processes that drive operational efficiency

- Work with director of supply chain on material contracts and supplier RFQs

- Partner with marketing to assist in costing out new innovation items

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations management, business administration, logistics, or a related field OR 1-3 years experience in supply chain planning, inventory management, procurement, or a related role.

What we offer:

- Unlimited paid time off

- Paid holidays

- 401k with 4% company match

- Health and dental insurance

- Company provided short term disability insurance

- Computer Stipend

- Company-wide celebrations, including a summer offsite and holiday party

- Cider allowance (how big is your fridge)

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, conducted after a conditional job offer has been made. Candidates will have the opportunity to review and respond to any findings.

About Downeast Cider

We aspire to build an enduring company with a world-class brand, known as an extraordinary place to work. It’s been 13 years since our first batches of unfiltered cider were fermented in the dorms of Bates College, Maine, and while we’ve gained 231 new teammates and 1.6 million cases of tasty drinks - with a growing assortment beyond cider - we remain 100% founder-owned. We’re a scrappy team that enjoys the hard work of creating a company because we get to work on fun things with people we like. We like to hire the way we like our cider, unfiltered. With the understanding that we can learn and grow from each other’s differences, we are proud to hire regardless of gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or anything else that makes us who we are.