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Buyer: Packaging Materials
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What they do
A Healthcare Buyer is responsible for sourcing and purchasing the medical and/or pharmaceutical supplies needed for running a healthcare facility. Responsible for maintaining supplier relationships. May also be responsible growing supplier relationships with new and/or existing suppliers.
$54,380 / year median in Wisconsin
-0% projected decline
Job Description
Buyer:
Packaging Materials Create-A-Pack $80,000-$90,000 United States, Wisconsin, Ixonia W1344 Industrial Drive (Show on map) Sep 01, 2026
Create-A-Pack Foods is a food co-packer and manufacturer located in beautiful Lake Country Wisconsin with locations in both Ixonia as well as Oconomowoc. Over the past 25+ years, Create-A-Pack has grown from an entrepreneurial vision to a multimillion dollar operation that employs over 200 local employees. As we continue to grow, we are looking for hard working, reliable, and dedicated employees to join our team! This Buyer role is focused on sourcing, purchasing, and managing packaging materials, components, tooling, and equipment to be used in the production process. This position directly interfaces with key vendors, carrier, and internal stakeholders with the goal of ensuring materials are on time, meet quality standards, and support customer expectations while maintaining cost-effective procurement practices. Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Maintain the master data for packaging materials to include pricing, minimum order requirements, shipping details and other critical data
Manages revision changes of packaging items to include item creation, approvals, record retention, and creation of sales orders to recover vendor fees from customer
Track and expedite open packaging orders to ensure supplies are delivered on time to meet production & productivity requirements
Provide clear and concise information & updates to internal stakeholders to help mitigate risk to the master production schedule
Utilize industry knowledge to anticipate logistical risks associated with scheduled deliveries and brainstorm solutions in real time
Support the RMA and carrier damage processes by collecting complete data to support a timely return process with vendors and carriers
Support the MRO Admin & provide backup to raw material buyer
Lead the coordination and collection of supplier and product information to include requests for updated regulatory documents, COA/COCs, credit applications, product and storage
Responsible for following food quality and safety guidelines
Performs other related duties as assigned.
An ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 1 year experience buying in a manufacturing setting. Create-A-Pack Foods is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer - minority/female/disability/veteran.