Purchasing Agent / Manages purchasing of food/non-food items, including sourcing and inventory control / Food/Beverage Industry

Responsibilities

* Manages purchasing of frozen, dry foods, and Non-food items, including sourcing, price negotiations, transportation logistics, and product development.
* Analyzes and forecasts product sales volume and market demands, and creates purchase orders based on sales volume, demands, and inventory level.
* Calculates product costs and prices to determine profit margin.
* Ensures product quality by sampling and customer feedback; works with suppliers for quality assurance.
* Frequently reviews inventory for discrepancies, large volume outbound orders, slow selling items, and expired items; works with the warehouse department for resolutions.
* Develops and executes purchasing strategies to support the organization's business objectives.
* Evaluates and assures the qualities of received items are consistent with the descriptions on purchase orders.
* Attends Company events and functions outside of normal working hours.
* Other duties as required.
* Obligation to answer to all upper management as requested.

Requirements

* Maintains a positive attitude.
* Able to work independently and as a team.
* Able to adapt to frequent changes in assignments and workload.
* High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Preferred

* Bachelor’s Degree in business preferred.
* 2+ years of Food purchasing experience or training preferred.