Ingredients Buyer

About the Role The Ingredients Buyer is responsible for procuring Specialty Ingredients in compliance with Hershey's Global Procurement Policy and meeting business needs with favorable pricing. The role requires understanding market intelligence, selecting appropriate suppliers, negotiating competitive prices, and generating and implementing savings projects to support Hershey's objectives. What You'll Do

• Source competitively and negotiate with suppliers for the most competitive price, monitor pricing movement, and review prices regularly in alignment with policy and audits.
• Manage contracts to support the procurement manager and partner with Legal to negotiate and modify contracts, prepare and route for approval.
• Support Innovation Project Development by assisting internal customers in identifying requirements and providing documentation and support to facilitate progression during development, ensuring product availability.
• Own supplier relationships with concise communication between Hershey teams and suppliers, including requirements, feedback, timelines, and proactive follow-up to drive results.
• Contribute to Productivity Strategies & CI by developing pipelines, following up on CI project implementation, managing timelines and next steps, and ensuring task completion.
• Support cash flow objectives by renegotiating payment terms to achieve cash flow improvements and holding suppliers accountable for CI goals. What We're Looking For
• Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier negotiation to secure favorable pricing and terms.
• Strong knowledge of procurement policy/compliance and ability to work within governance and audit requirements.
• Ability to analyze market intelligence, select suppliers, manage relationships, and coordinate across functions.
• Experience managing contracts in collaboration with Legal and internal stakeholders.
• Project management skills with a focus on cost savings initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal teams and suppliers, and to drive results through proactive follow-up.