Innophos is seeking an Indirect Senior Buyer for a role based in our Cranbury, NJ location. This role will be expected to support the Indirect Purchasing Director to optimize value through cost reduction, innovation, avoidance of supply disruption, risk mitigation and growth throughout supplier relationship life cycle.

This position is located at our corporate office in Cranbury, NJ and offers a hybrid schedule option of 3x/week in office and 2x/week remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Support efforts to drive effective procurement of Services to our US/CAN sites.
• Working together with stakeholders, including delivering value across the Indirect category
• A very hands-on position that will require strong industry knowledge, excellent people and procurement skills, and an ability to improve processes on a continuous basis
• Requires understanding of total Services plan, time of delivery, key stakeholders, priorities
• Negotiate competitive costs of parts and services for global projects required by the sites. Ensure high quality service from vendors
• Formulate and analyze bids, making recommendations based on commercial and market factors, complying with Innophos Procurement Procedures.
• Responsible for developing and executing a procurement strategy for total US/CAN services spend.

Required Education and Experience

• B.S. degree is required, preferably in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Operation Research
• Experience in manufacturing and MRO a plus
• 4 or more years of experience in global procurement roles

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Specialist knowledge of procurement concepts, processes, activities, and trends
• Understanding of trade and regulatory requirements for international and domestic trade
• Excellent negotiation skills with both large and small suppliers globally
• Advanced analytical interpretation and problem-solving skills
• Excellent mastery of Excel, Access, Word, and other MS Office applications
• MRP/ERP experience, JDE E1 preferred

About Innophos

Innophos is a leading international producer of specialty ingredient solutions that deliver far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition and industrial markets. We leverage our expertise in the science and technology of blending and formulating phosphate, mineral and botanical based ingredients for our customers.

Our people are the heart of our organization and the foundation of our success. We are driven by our core values of safety, diversity, integrity and collaboration.

Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Innophos has manufacturing operations across the United States, in Canada, Mexico and China and sells into over 70 countries.