Each week we send hundreds of thousands of customers all the pre-measured and perfectly proportioned ingredients they need to prepare delicious and healthy meals at home. We introduce our members to new ingredients, flavors, and cooking techniques with seasonally-inspired recipes that are always delicious, fun and easy to prepare. To support our growth and develop a more sustainable food system, we work directly with family-run farms to grow specialty produce just for us, affordably bringing the freshest ingredients into our customers' kitchens.
We are currently looking for an experienced Produce Buyer to join our team in Richmond, CA.
As the produce Buyer you are responsible for identifying and procuring high quality product for our customer’s Blue Apron Boxes.
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about sourcing the best product available, creating mutually beneficial relationships with growers, and working collaboratively with others to create value for our customers and the company.
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field
- Strong analytical and negotiation abilities
- 3+ years of produce buying experience
- Deep understanding of the produce industry
- Attention to detail and organization
- Capacity to multitask to meet multiple demands and instructions coming from both the production facility and corporate headquarters
- Strong communication skills - must have good listening skills in addition to excellent verbal and written communication abilities
- Ability to self-motivate and problem solve in a fast-paced setting filled with hard deadlines
- Willingness to go above and beyond
- Passion for food
- Strong Excel skills
To apply for this position, please log on to:
https://www.blueapron.com/
- Own purchasing for all produce brought into the facility
- Ensure appropriate inventory levels of product based on production needs and perishability
- Lead communication with inventory and operations teams to ensure proper inventory and handling
- Monitor product yields to ensure expected usage and quality
- Find alternative sources of short or hard-to-find product
- Monitor produce market conditions to avoid sharp market increases and availability issues; communicate favorable purchasing opportunities to management
- Understand application of freight and shipping to optimize cost of goods purchased
- Analyze and own weekly food costs to stay within weekly recipe budget
- In coordination with Quality Control, ensure incoming product meets or exceeds the recipe’s quality specifications
- Minimize shrinkage/spoilage of perishable products; obtain credit from suppliers where applicable for returned, damaged or spoiled goods; coordinate storage of items to be returned to suppliers
- Participate in periodic inventory counts; conduct inventories as requested by management
- Attend weekly company meetings and review food cost summaries with the team
- Perform other related duties as needed
