Commodity Buyer

C&S Wholesale Grocers•Hatfield, MA

2d•$60,330 - $78,530

About The Position

As a Buyer Merchandiser, the Commodity Buyer is responsible for turn buying, pricing, code dating, item and vendor maintenance, warehouse communication, and maintaining service levels that meet agreed-upon contractual standards. The role contributes to gross profit by maintaining appropriate inventory levels, recovering lost margins, monitoring daily price changes, and keeping commodity pricing and applicable price fields up to date. It also involves communicating price changes to relevant contacts. The buyer builds and maintains customer relationships, providing clear information about product availability, bookings, inventory levels, and dead or excess stock. The role prepares, reviews, and distributes daily service levels, proactively communicates potential service issues, and works to meet or exceed contractual service requirements. It manages inventory against budgeted levels, supports warehouse operations, moves product between warehouses when needed, and helps maximize sales and reduce excess inventory. The role partners with vendors to support profitability, resolve pricing and item-setup discrepancies, and manage pricing, code maintenance, and slotting. It coordinates with warehouses regarding priority and late trucks, communicates refusals or rejections to vendors and customers, and reviews code-dating opportunities and mis-rotations daily. Additional responsibilities may be assigned. Travel is not required.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in buying or merchandising.
Bachelor’s degree in Business.
Sound statistical acumen, interpretation, and analytical ability.
Professional verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize.

Responsibilities

Contribute to gross profit by maintaining appropriate inventory levels, recovering lost margins, and monitoring daily price changes.
Maintain commodity pricing and update applicable price fields, communicating changes to relevant contacts.
Build customer relationships and communicate product availability, bookings, inventory levels, and dead or excess inventory.
Prepare, review, and send daily service-level information to appropriate contacts; communicate potential service issues in advance and work to meet or exceed contractual service levels.
Maintain inventory levels against budget and contractual service requirements; coordinate product transfers between warehouses and help maximize sales and reduce excess inventory.
Build vendor partnerships and support profitability for vendors and C&S.
Help resolve pricing and item-setup discrepancies and manage pricing, code maintenance, and slotting.
Work with vendors to submit codes accurately and promptly.
Communicate with warehouses to prioritize trucks for billings and expedite late trucks.
Ensure truck refusals and rejections are communicated to vendors and customers.
Review code-dating opportunities and mis-rotations daily.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.