Associate Buyer - Anchorage

Charlie's Produce•Anchorage, AK

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company and the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast. We are looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help us enhance our communities through quality produce. We offer an amazing company culture, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Requirements

High School preferred
Purchasing experience desired but not required
Computer competency, including Excel, Word, & Outlook as well as 10 Key
Knowledge of Power Enterprise a plus
Effective interpersonal skills.
Able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
Be able to set priorities, meet deadlines, and able to accomplish team objectives.
Strong math & writing skills required to quickly multiply & add cases/pallets & calculate product cost, market and margin.

Responsibilities

Provides administrative support to procurement staff.
Confirms purchase orders and passing for receiving accuracies and on-time deliveries, daily inventory adjustments and pulling key reports for the department.
Knows relevant purchasing cycle for each item purchased.
Timely communication of potential inventory issues, prorates, and cost changes to Procurement Manager and Sales.
Support established logistical procedures to facilitate product arrival and working with vendors to resolve freight damage, product damage/quality issues or discrepancies in quantities. Assist with claims related to these findings.
Vender account responsibilities if assigned, such as adhere to approved supplier requirements in onboarding and continuing of vendors, maintain appropriate inventory levels, monitors vendor performance.
All employees are responsible for food safety and are expected to notify the appropriate manager, supervisor, or key personnel if they witness any compromise to food safety or food quality.
Manage costs according to program stipulations and best practices in such as escalated or deescalated contract pricing, off invoice price cycles or ads.
Understand and achieve KPIs in fill rate, variance management, proper inbound freight maintenance, PO accuracy, contract compliance, and other KPIs assigned by your manager.
Other tasks and special projects as assigned by the Procurement Manager.