Job Purpose

¨         To maintain profitable inventory levels through maintaining excellent communications with all suppliers.

Job Duties and Physical Requirements

¨         To reasonably and profitably purchase the present level of the following applicable categories: paper packaging; maintenance and disposable products; equipment and Smallwares; food products; protein, dairy, and fresh foods; industrial products.

¨         Review and analyze all lines and maintain forecast and Purchasing Criteria Codes.

¨         Review suppliers daily, 2-3 max. (analyzing deadlines, overstocks, slow-movers, inventory schedules etc.)

¨         Review backorder reports and inspect damage racks on a daily basis.

¨         Review price changes, additions, deletions, seasonal products, and 60 day overstock reports on a weekly basis.

¨         Prepare flyer information regularly and maintain an average margin of 12% or more on flyers (prepare hot sheets if needed)

¨         Provide market updates on trends and price increases to Sales Department.

¨         Review and make decisions on credits quickly with the assistance of the RMA.

¨         Annually prepare for trade shows, AFD, ESI and ADAPT buying shows.

¨         Attend trade shows and applicable supplier sales meetings, etc.

¨         Analyze accounts payable regularly for possible problems.

Education/Experience/Skills

¨         High School diploma or equivalent required

¨         Knowledge of the food service industry purchasing and sales, either through past experience or education is preferred

¨         Excellent communication, interpersonal, customer service and time management skills required

¨         Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities

¨         High degree of initiative and self-motivation

¨         Telephone etiquette skills required

¨         Computer skills including: Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Internet Explorer required

¨         Must be detailed oriented and able to work independently

¨         Previous experience with Alpha / E3 preferred

Level of Responsibility

¨         This position requires a high level of communication with all suppliers and internal staff, also requiring decision-making abilities.

Statements included in this job description do not necessarily represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require different tasks to be performed as circumstances change.

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