Produce Buyer
Produce Buyer
Carrie Rikon & Associates, LLC
New York, NY
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Food service distributor in Astoria, NY servicing the Tri-State area for over 50 Years is seeking a Food Buyer.
Five Days Working Onsite in Office.
85K-95K Plus Benefits
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Procure all items within the foodcategory of Food Service products
- Negotiate agreements with suppliers to attain acceptable quality, best price, and timely deliveries for the Company
- Understands and follows the corporation's policies and guidelines regarding the ethical conduct of purchasing activities
- Prepares a monthly report by vendor of purchasing activity including price deviations, quality problems, on-time deliveries, late deliveries, promotions, and sales velocity
- Maintains contact with all markets and vendors from which the Company procures goods or services through personal contact, professional associations, and trade publications
- Prepares vendor purchase orders, enters orders into the system, sends to vendor/broker, and confirms the date of delivery and price
- Maintains vendor purchase orders and quotation files
- Issues and monitors Company quotation requests for all new material to be purchased
- Prepares an annual budget and plans to support the Company with purchasing services
- Negotiates major purchase contracts which are of a duration of greater than twelve months
- Establishes and directs a cost reduction program aimed at lowering overall purchased goods costs
- Builds and maintains good business vendor relationships, and seeks out new or alternative vendors as required
- Establishes and maintains raw material inventory and periodically checks quantities to ensure accuracy
- Resolves order and billing discrepancies in coordination with accounting and vendors, and responds to inquiries on any product/produce received
- Processes returned purchase items that are not acceptable or do not meet specifications
- Communicates with management concerning new products, and forecasts for new and existing products
- Initiates and distributes change notices for purchased items such as changes in specifications, part numbers, and sources
- Communicate with shipping/receiving regarding incoming and outgoing shipments daily
- Communicate with vendors about the need to promote or return slow-moving inventory
- Communicate with management current market information
- Perform other duties as assigned by management
- Oral Communication Skills
- Written Communication Skills
- Professionalism
- Customer Service
- Computer Literacy
- Math Aptitude
- Negotiations
- Vendor Negotiations
- Purchasing - Produce
- Organization
- Time Management
- Outside Sales Selling
- PTO - Vacation, Personal and Sick Days
- Health - Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401K
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain -
Industries
Internet Publishing
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