Buyer III
Ahold Delhaize•Martin, PA
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Buyer III is responsible for negotiating costs and procuring items for specific category groupings, including commodity buying. The role partners with central sourcing teams on product attributes and specifications to ensure brand needs are met. Based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the position is hybrid and requires three days per week in the office. The Buyer III reports to the Category Manager within the Merchandising Fresh Team.
Requirements
- Seven years of experience.
- Bachelor's degree.
Responsibilities
- Research and recommend potential new vendors aligned with strategic offering goals.
- Negotiate costs, resolve supply and service issues, and drive innovation with approved vendors.
- Develop business relationships with vendors to deliver required quality at the best cost and maintain department gross profit.
- Create purchase orders, check truck arrivals, review buyer exceptions, and review daily store orders.
- Meet procurement goals, including service levels, merchandise force outs, buyer adjust accounts, buyer/DC loss, turns, days on hand, and warehouse and storage inventory dollars.
- Use Power BI reporting to track service levels, inventory on hand, and days on hand.
- Develop projected costs and item forecasts to support margin projections.
- Support and execute promotional planning to drive sales and volume.
- Analyze item trends, seasonal updates, and product supply issues and create recommendations.
- Communicate with suppliers about opportunity buys to gain volume at reduced costs.
- Manage store and warehouse inventory through sell-through analysis, discontinued-item cleanup, and new-item inventory availability.
- Partner with pricing, store operations, ADUSA supply chain, ADUSA sourcing, and Perishable Distribution teams to execute business objectives.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Cessation programs
- Parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off
- Team member discounts
- Paid volunteerism
- Continued education, professional growth, and leadership development opportunities
- Hybrid schedules
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
