Buyer - Produce Job at Carrie Rikon & Associates, LLC., Bayside, NY

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  • Carrie Rikon & Associates, LLC.
  • Bayside, NY

Job Description

The Buyer - Produce is responsible for procuring the Produce category of Food Service products at the appropriate quality, best price and within an acceptable time frame. The Buyer - Produce is responsible for all issues pertaining to inventory within their category.

Family owned & operated food service distributor in Bayside, NY servicing the Tri-State area for over 40 Years is seeking a Buyer-Produce.

Five Days Working Onsite in Office.

85K plus Benefits and Bonus

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Procure all items within the Produce category 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 order into system, send to vendor/broker and confirm 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 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.
  • Communicates with shipping/receiving regarding incoming and outgoing shipments daily.
  • Communicate with vendor the need for promoting or returning slow moving inventory.
  • Communicate with management current market information.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Competencies:

  • Oral Communication Skills
  • Written Communication Skills
  • Professionalism
  • Customer Service
  • Computer Literacy
  • Math Aptitude
  • Negotiations
  • Vendor Negotiations
  • Purchasing - Produce
  • Organization
  • Time Management
  • Outside Sales Selling

Benefits:

* PTO - Vacation, Personal and Sick Days

* Health - Medical, Dental and Vision

* 401K

Job Tags

Full time,

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