Associate Produce Buyer - Salt Lake City

Charlie's Produce•Irwindale, CA

7d•$26 - $29•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 dedicated individuals who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community to help us enhance our communities through quality produce. We offer an amazing company culture, medical/dental/vision insurance, ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k), paid vacations, holidays, and sick days, and 100% prepaid college tuition for employees and their dependents, as well as an employee assistance program (EAP).

Requirements

High School graduate.
Computer competency, including Excel, Word, & Outlook as well as 10 Key.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Able to manage multiple tasks and work well under pressure.
Able to set priorities, meet deadlines, and able to accomplish team objectives.
Strong basic math & writing skills required to quickly multiply & add cases/pallets & calculate product costs.

Nice To Haves

Purchasing experience desired but not required.
Knowledge of Power Enterprise a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for turns purchasing of assigned items using existing procedures and tools.
Responsible for purchase order accuracy, including correct items and costs.
Responsible for inventory management of assigned items.
Achieves or exceeds budgeted service level and spoilage.
Helps to identify and report inventory discrepancies.
Approves received purchase orders for vendor payment.
Coordinates activities with other buyers under the direction of the regional procurement manager and/or procurement supervisor.
Use best practice for order writing and inventory management.
Follow best practice for purchase order management.
Follow established buying cycles for assigned items.
Effectively manage product costing following best practice.
Follow established inbound and intra-company logistics procedures.
Communicate potential inventory issues, prorates, and cost changes in a timely manner.
Work with vendors to resolve product damage and quality issues and/or quantity discrepancies.
Manage related claims.
Learn and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) for fill rate, variance management, proper inbound freight maintenance, PO accuracy, contract compliance, and other assigned KPIs.
Consistently demonstrate ownership of and responsibility for items managed and one’s results.
Provides administrative support to the procurement department as needed.
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.
Additional responsibilities as assigned.