SOURCING SPECIALIST

PRO ACT, LLC•Monterey, CA

7d•$90,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

PROACT is seeking a driven Sourcing Specialist to join their Procurement team. This individual will play a key role in sourcing high-quality produce, managing supplier relationships, and delivering market insight to support their growing network. The role involves providing value to distributors by sourcing high-quality products at competitive prices, maintaining commodity expertise, and providing proactive market intelligence. The specialist will source and price P.O.s in a timely manner, forecast market trends, product quality, availability, and seasonal transitions, and communicate updates to internal teams and the distribution network. Ensuring order fulfillment by utilizing data and reports to hold supplier partners accountable, and resolving shortfalls and quality issues are also key responsibilities. The role requires networking and collaborating with internal teams, distributor procurement and sales teams, and suppliers to grow business. Maintaining supplier and distributor relationships and building customer loyalty by aligning sourcing with customer needs is essential. Identifying opportunities for cost savings, sourcing improvements, and program growth while monitoring supplier performance is also part of the role. The Sourcing Specialist will serve in an “on-call” rotation to manage after-hours sourcing needs and customer issues.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
5+ year of produce experience required
Expert level knowledge in at least 1 Produce Commodity required
High level of Customer Service required
Strong team player able to assist other team members when needed required
High level of proficiency with Windows-based product management software required
Ability to flex priorities as needed required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Provide value to distributors by sourcing high-quality products at competitive prices
Maintain commodity expertise and provide proactive market intelligence to the organization
Source and price P.O.s in a timely manner
Forecast market trends, product quality, availability, and seasonal transitions; communicate updates to internal teams and distribution network
Ensure order fulfillment by utilizing data and reports to hold supplier partners accountable; resolve shortfalls and quality issues
Network and collaborate with internal team, distributor procurement and sales teams and suppliers to grow business
Maintain supplier and distributor relationships and build customer loyalty by aligning sourcing with customer needs
Identify opportunities for cost savings, sourcing improvements, and program growth while monitoring supplier performance
Serve in “on-call” rotation to manage after-hours sourcing needs and customer issues