Position Title: Buyer
Reports To: Category Manager
Primary Objective: Create an exceptional customer experience by ensuring that the availability of products that bring the greatest possible value to the organization, its customers, employees, and vendors.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
1. Product Management
- Craft purchase orders and authorize payments based on contractual agreements with suppliers/manufacturers.
- Maintain proper inventory levels to achieve company outbound service level goals.
- Deliver inventory turns to achieve company ‘Days Inventory Outstanding’ goals to maximize cash flow, food quality and safety while reducing risk for loss.
- Collaborate with inventory management team to ensure all deliveries are fulfilled on time and in full and reporting back any missing or damaged items.
- Communicate with field sales team for all product related news.
- Develop an accurate and efficient monitoring system for open purchase orders and delivering weekly reports to management related to key performance metrics.
- Foster win-win relationships with vendors, customers and internal stakeholders
2. Logistics
- Collaborate with logistics team to arrange transport of goods and track orders to ensure timely delivery.
3. Procurement
- Work with Category Manager and in conjunction with Operations/Inventory Control in a collaborative way on improving slot utilization, slot allocation, and resolving all product issues.
- Monitor system reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis to optimize performance and efficiency.
4. Other Duties As Required
5. Analytical Skills Required
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE
- Microsoft Outlook
- Excel
- ERP for Demand Planning
- Power BI
- Enterprise Café
CRITICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
- Integrity and honesty
- Thorough Understanding of demand planning, forecasting, analyzing trends
- Positive attitude and customer-focused
- Professional
- Team player
- Problem-Owner & Problem-Solver
- Exceptional verbal and written communicator
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Purchasing: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Mishawaka, IN 46545: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person