Job Description
Essential Job Duties - Source product weekly for all regions
- Placing orders, purchase orders, pricing confirmations and managing inventory.
- Supplier program negotiations that support category plans, including rebate programs, volume programs, pricing strategies and promotional items.
- Promotion Planning: develop effective item and category promotional plans through historical and market trend analysis and review.
- New item sourcing, review, negotiation and roll-out as specified in category plans.
- Maintain and generate order guides.
- Focus on delivering improved cost of goods to all stores
- Create weekly product reports emphasizing attributes.
- Flexible schedule (early morning and occasional late-night calls) and willing to travel.
- Stay ahead of meat trends and share that info with the regions
- Vendor paperwork. This includes applications and other needed information.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements - Minimum five years progressive meat industry retail experience and purchasing background equivalent, including understanding of meat terminology and industry standards.
- Proactive, positive, and self-initiating attitude.
- Team player: Must have a team focused attitude.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Commitment to accuracy and excellence
- Broad-based culinary knowledge.
- Strong understanding of the natural and organic meat industry.
- Ability to solve problems practically and consistently where limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret instructions in a variety of formats.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
- Ability to effectively manage portfolio pricing and promotion strategy to deliver consistent value to the customer and meet team financial goals.
- Strong computer skills to include Microsoft Excel and Word, and Outlook.
- Excellent analytical, organization and prioritization skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Ability to participate effectively in building a strong global meat purchasing team.
- Ability to effectively support team, regional vision.
Physical Requirements - Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- In an 8-hour workday: standing/walking 6-8 hours.
- Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling.
- Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching.
- Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals.
- Exposure to temperatures: 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Ability to work in a wet and cold environment.
- Ability to use tools and equipment, including box cutters, knives, electric pallet jacks, forklifts, hand trucks, six-wheel carts, balers, and other heavy machinery.
Work Hours: Availability requirements include but are not limited to; days, evenings, weekends, & holidays.
Work Location: Multiple location
Pay frequency: Every week
Benefits (Eligibility Requirements May Apply For The Following Benefits)- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
- Vacation Time
- Sick Leave
- Opportunities for career growth
- Flexible Schedules
- Store discount for you and one other family member in your household
EEO/AAP Statement: Frazier Farms Market is an EEO/AAP employer; all business decisions (employment, promotions, compensation, etc.) are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.
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If interested please call Wendy Directly 760 208 7011
Job Tags
Holiday work, Flexible hours, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift, Early shift,