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.

• 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.

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

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