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About The Position

Requirements

• High School preferred
• Purchasing experience desired but not required
• Computer competency, including Excel, Word, & Outlook as well as 10 Key
• Knowledge of Power Enterprise a plus
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• Be able to set priorities, meet deadlines, and able to accomplish team objectives.
• Strong math & writing skills required to quickly multiply & add cases/pallets & calculate product cost, market and margin.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to procurement staff.
• Confirms purchase orders and passing for receiving accuracies and on-time deliveries, daily inventory adjustments and pulling key reports for the department.
• Knows relevant purchasing cycle for each item purchased.
• Timely communication of potential inventory issues, prorates, and cost changes to Procurement Manager and Sales.
• Support established logistical procedures to facilitate product arrival and working with vendors to resolve freight damage, product damage/quality issues or discrepancies in quantities. Assist with claims related to these findings.
• Vender account responsibilities if assigned, such as adhere to approved supplier requirements in onboarding and continuing of vendors, maintain appropriate inventory levels, monitors vendor performance.
• 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.
• Manage costs according to program stipulations and best practices in such as escalated or deescalated contract pricing, off invoice price cycles or ads.
• Understand and achieve KPIs in fill rate, variance management, proper inbound freight maintenance, PO accuracy, contract compliance, and other KPIs assigned by your manager.
• 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 quality.
• Other tasks and special projects as assigned by the Procurement Manager.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire.
• ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k).
• Paid vacations, paid holidays.
• Sick Time!
• 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).