Associate Buyer - Anchorage

Charlie's Produce; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of

ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k)

Paid vacations

Paid holidays

Sick Time!

100% Prepaid College Tuition for you &

Employee assistance program (EAP). per

Yearly review with potential increases

Job summary

Charlie's Produce is seeking a procurement professional to provide administrative support, verify POs, monitor inventory, and partner with vendors to ensure on-time deliveries. The role emphasizes cost control, KPI tracking, and ensuring food safety in daily operations.

The ideal candidate will have high school education, basic purchasing exposure, and proficiency with Excel/Word/Outlook; knowledge of Power Enterprise is a plus. This on-site position offers growth and an employee-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Education requirements: High School preferred.
• Purchasing experience desired but not required.
• Computer competency including Excel, Word & Outlook; 10 Key.
• Knowledge of Power Enterprise a plus.
• Effective interpersonal skills; ability to multi-task under pressure.
• Strong math and writing skills for cost, margin and quantities.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to procurement staff.
• Confirms purchase orders and delivery accuracies; maintains daily inventory reports.
• Communicates inventory issues, prorates and cost changes to Procurement Manager and Sales.
• Supports vendor onboarding and manages vendor performance as assigned.
• Contributes to food safety and regulatory compliance within procurement.
• Assists with cost control, contract pricing and inbound freight.
• Aims to meet KPIs for fill rate, variance, inbound freight, PO accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Interpersonal skills

Multitask under pressure

Prioritize & meet deadlines

Math & writing skills

Team objectives achievement

Education

High School

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Power Enterprise

Job description

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, and we are growing. The secret to our success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie’s was founded in quality, and we are proud that it is still our focus.

With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for like minded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce.

What we offer:

• An amazing company culture!
• 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). per hour
• Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure

Job Description

Position includes but is not limited to the below 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.

Peripheral Duties: Other tasks and special projects as assigned by the Procurement Manager.

Qualifications

Desired Minimum Qualifications:

• Education 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.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is a safety-sensitive position.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

We do not provide H1-B sponsorships at this time.

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer