Job Description:
McAneny Brothers is a family-owned, broad-line distributor to the grocery and convenience store industry throughout PA, MD, WV and OH. Our inventory includes more than 13,000 national brands and private label/signature items. As a family business, we recognize the importance of working together every day, to serve and educate both ourselves and our customers so we all may grow and prosper in a safe and honest manner.
We are currently looking for a Produce Buyer in Western, PA.
As a Produce Buyer, you will be responsible for identifying and purchasing produce for our wholesale customers.
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, or Marketing/Sales. Relevant experience can be substituted for education.
- Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in the business. Relevant continuing education may be substituted for experience.
- Must have knowledge of produce specific information such as growing seasons, inflation cycles and deflation cycles, inventory experience, and knowledge of pricing and value.
- Must have a working list of contacts within the produce industry.
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions and directions.
- Ability to read and follow written and verbal directions.
- Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Ability to communicate with internal and external customers to convey information effectively and professionally.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Purchase the specific produce which will be resold to wholesale customers.
- Analyze past buyer trends, sales records, price and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield.
- Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements.
- Meet and/or communicate with sales personnel for the introduction of new products.
- Use of software system to organize and locate inventory.
- Management of the produce bought with daily review of lost sales reports, items below minimum, credits, inventory adjustments, and suggested vendors and creation of purchase orders to replenish inventory.
- Negotiate prices, discount terms, and transportation arrangements for merchandise.
- Confer with sales staff to obtain information about customer needs and preferences.
- Examine, select, order and purchase at the most favorable price consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements and other factors.
- 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.
- Mange pricing on all products to be competitive and within the profit expectations of the company.
- Evaluate vendor performance through sales, profits and inventory turns.
- Follow up on pricing, shortages, or damage discrepancies on invoices and authorize payment of invoices or return of merchandise.
- Interview and work closely with vendors to obtain and develop desired products, as well as develop and maintain vendor/grower relationships.
- Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports, as requested.
- Prepare vendor bill back statements for regular products, TPR’s, Food/Trade Show deals, seasonal shipments and follow through for payment.
- Solicit and prepare information for Food/Trade Show booklets.
- Manage inventory by reviewing aged inventory and reviewing inventory SKU count through reports and physical inventory checks.