Buyer

JOB SUMMARY

Purchase quality products, on time, at a competitive price, so the company can grow and maintain sales and margins. Using only fully approved (Corporate) vendors and following corporate contracts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Review item movement to determine purchase needs, cut PO's (purchase order), review PO (purchase order) confirmations.
  • Physically review inventory daily with a larger focus on more critical/sensitive items
  • Handle all credits and returns promptly to minimize shrink
  • Work with pricing department, vendors and corporate to ensure all PO's (purchase order) priced correctly
  • Work with Transportation to maximize profitability.
  • Coordinate with Sales to maximize the timely utilization of all inventories, maximize inventory turns and reduce inventory shrink
  • Maintain the accuracy and stay up to date on all item maintenance, including COO (chief operating officer), local, etc.


QUALIFICATIONS
Education

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • College degree preferred.

Experience

  • 3 to 5 years purchasing in like field and/or working within a retail, wholesale, or distribution environment

Professional Skills

  • Excel, Word, 10 key and typing at a minimum of 30 words per minute.
  • Determination of how much of any given item to have on hand which can carry a great dollar value.
  • Rejection of product, protection on the troubled product, inability to recover shrink, substitute items when short of stock item.
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Advertiser
Freshpoint
Reference
2935668842
Contract Type
Expiry Date
19/05/2025 05:30:00
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