Job Description:
Based in California’s Central Valley, we are a locally owned produce company looking for a motivated and energetic Buyer to join our team. If you're experienced in the Hispanic food market, with your own customer/supplier relationships, we would love to hear from you!
The primary role of this position is the replenishment of produce for resale to both retail and food service customers. In addition, this position handles the negotiation of costs, sourcing, vendor selection and meeting of budgeted financial expectations.
Requirements:
- Minimum 3-5 years of Purchasing experience in Produce with own customer/supplier relationships
- Experienced in Hispanic food market
- Bilingual: Fluent Spanish and English required
- Must possess a solid sales track record of simultaneously maximizing unit volume and profits
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent computer skills, able to work with software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Email
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Analyze and monitor sales records, trends, weather/seasons and economic conditions to anticipate consumer-buying patterns and determine what the company will sell and how much inventory is needed.
- Must have knowledge of produce specific information such as growing seasons, inflation/deflation cycles, inventory experience, and knowledge of pricing.
- Establish and adjust selling prices by monitoring costs, competitive factors and supply and demand while also working with sales staff to obtain information about customer specific needs and preferences.
- Examine, select, order and purchase products at the most favorable price consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements and other established factors.
- Responsible for the management of perishable inventory purchased by daily review of item usage, sales, inventory adjustments, and the creation of purchase orders to replenish inventory.
- Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly usage/profit reports for review and budget compliance on a same schedule basis.
