Buyer, Direct Materials

Florida Crystals Corporation is a fully integrated cane sugar company. Florida Crystals regeneratively farms sugarcane and rice in South Florida, where it owns two sugar mills, a sugar refinery, a packaging and distribution center, Florida's only rice mill, a compost facility, and one of the largest renewable power plants of its kind in the U.S., which uses sugarcane fiber to generate eco-friendly energy that powers its sugar operations.

Florida Crystals owns one of the largest Regenerative Organic Certified farms in the U.S. and its Florida Crystals products are the only ROC sugar grown and milled sugar in the country. Florida Crystals owns ASR Group International, Inc., a holding company that conducts operations through its subsidiaries. The ASR Group family of companies make up the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar.

Florida Crystals is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Learn more at

Under the general guidance of the Sr. Strategic Sourcing Buyer or Sr. Manager, Direct Materials Procurement, the Strategic Packaging Buyer is responsible for supporting the sourcing strategy, category management, and supplier relationship activities for assigned packaging categories. The Buyer serves as a subject matter expert for designated packaging materials and supports the identification, evaluation, and development of new sources of supply that improve cost, quality, service, innovation, sustainability, and supply continuity.

The Buyer supports the development and execution of sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, contract management activities, and cost reduction initiatives while maintaining an understanding of packaging industry trends, raw material market dynamics, supplier capabilities, and emerging market opportunities. The role works closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify value engineering opportunities, manage supply risks, and support business growth objectives.

The Buyer is responsible for analyzing category spend, supplier performance, market conditions, and key business metrics to provide data-driven recommendations that support sound business decisions. This role requires the demonstrated ability to conduct analysis, develop meaningful reports and metrics, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders across the organization.

Working in a collaborative team environment, the Buyer develops and maintains positive relationships with internal customers, suppliers, and cross-functional partners including Operations, Planning, Quality, Manufacturing, R&D, Marketing, and Logistics. The Buyer supports both strategic initiatives and the day-to-day management of assigned packaging categories by monitoring supplier performance, resolving supply and service issues, supporting inventory and continuity of supply objectives, coordinating product transitions, managing supplier communications, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and contractual commitments.

The Strategic Packaging Buyer is expected to drive continuous improvement, support packaging innovation and sustainability initiatives, identify cost savings and value creation opportunities, and contribute to the achievement of the company's financial, operational, and supply chain objectives. The buyer will support the day-to-day transaction and activities of the assigned categories.

• Responsible for processing a high volume of requisitions from multiple sites under assigned categories
• Responsible for PO confirmations, coordinating deliveries, manages past due PO's
• Prepares and coordinates agreements for assigned commodities and/or services
• Utilizes the company ERP system to run complex reports and perform analytics
• Releases orders in a timely fashion while closely adhering to established company guidelines
• Independently negotiates contracts, price, and supplier agreements
• Evaluates, qualifies, and selects suppliers based on quality, service, cost and capability
• Ensures all agreements, purchases, and initiatives comply with established department policies and procedures
• Stays abreast of current marketplace trends in price, suppliers, and/or other conditions affecting business in assigned categories
• Maintains confidentiality of proprietary business information at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Manage and negotiate annual pricing agreements and contractual needs, specifications, payment terms, product delivery with support from Sr Strategic Sourcing Buyer
• Participate in…