Buyer

Halperns Steak and Seafood•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Buyer serves as a merchandising generalist responsible for replenishment and procurement for a specified division. The role maintains accurate cost records, manages product life cycles and fully landed product costs, and serves as the divisional resource and primary supplier contact for inventory- and supplier-related business needs. The position is based in Orlando, Florida. The Buyer manages product introductions through discontinuance, supports supplier and item setup, and carries out inventory replenishment and purchasing activities. The role monitors market conditions and product availability, works with suppliers to address quality and service issues, and coordinates with sales, marketing, and divisional merchandising teams to meet customer product needs and divisional business objectives. Candidates are required to provide their most recent employment experience for their application to be considered complete. Halperns’ Steak & Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process upon request.

Requirements

Ability to work in teams, interact across departments and roles, and develop relationships.
Self-direction and ability to handle distractions, repetitive tasks, prioritization, workload fluctuations, and ambiguity.
Knowledge of basic mathematics, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages.
Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to multitask, prioritize, and execute efficient work processes.
Knowledge of supply-chain transportation principles and methods, including air, rail, sea, and road, and their relative costs and benefits.
Knowledge of customer-service principles and processes, including assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Ability to solve complex problems and develop solutions, using established precedents and policies where appropriate.
Advanced knowledge of supply-chain principles and techniques.
Knowledge of spreadsheet, word-processing, presentation, email, and Google applications.
Knowledge of standard office equipment and technology, including copy machines, fax machines, printers, laptops or PCs, mobile technology, teleconferencing, and remote connectivity.
Provide the most recent employment experience with the application.
If employed by a Halperns’ Steak & Seafood customer, provide a letter of support from management if selected for the interview process.

Responsibilities

Execute product life-cycle management, from new product introduction through product discontinuance.
Maintain timely and accurate cost records for stocked and special-order items.
Support new supplier and item setup processes and related system activities.
Support inventory management activities for product conversions.
Work with suppliers to resolve quality or service problems and expedite deliveries when needed.
Monitor market conditions, causal factors such as weather and seasonality, raw-material conditions, and product availability to maintain customer inventory while avoiding product loss.
Release purchase orders and replenish inventory.
Maintain primary and backup sourcing solutions.
Help develop strategies and action plans for achieving desired fully landed product costs.
Align with and support enterprise procurement philosophies while meeting divisional business objectives.
Work with sales and marketing to meet customer product needs.
Manage disposition of long, outdated, and obsolete inventory.
Communicate with divisional merchandising teams as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.