Bilingual Buyer & Inventory Planner

Souto Foods; Lawrenceville (GA); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Souto Foods is seeking a purchasing and inventory professional to oversee an entire product line’s stock and to buy across categories in collaboration with management, procurement and administration.

The role requires bilingual Spanish/English communication, strong negotiation skills, and solid experience in inventory planning and supplier relationships. You will translate customer needs into new product offerings while ensuring budget-aligned sourcing.

Qualifikationen

• 3-5 years retail experience, buying experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, supply chain or another related field.
• Solid communication and negotiating skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word and industry standard purchase order software platforms
• Bilingual Spanish/English
• Experience in the manufacturing industry and strong understanding of supply chain management concepts preferred

Aufgaben

• Identify customer needs to find possible new product offerings.
• Negotiate prices and consider the company’s profitability before placing orders.
• Builds and maintains professional relationships with our vendors and partners.
• Maintain proper inventory levels and ensure product supply is uninterrupted through inventory control and proper ordering procedures.
• Process and create purchase orders in the system.
• Strategize with management to develop promotional product lines or special offerings, depending on availability of various items.
• Partner with vendors to have a constant supply of popular inventory items throughout the year at prices within the company budget.
• Plan pricing strategies on various product lines to reach an agreement with suppliers for optimal pricing.
• Establish reliable lines of contact with management team as orders are filled and invoices issued.
• Anticipate supply shortages and devise strategies to solve problems with inventory supply.
• Publish inventory and ordering reports for upper management and other departments.
• Work with Warehouse Supervisor and Operations Manager to ensure deliveries satisfy purchase orders.

Kenntnisse

Vendor negotiation

Inventory management

Excel & MS Office

Supply chain

Bilingual Spanish/English

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Related field

Tools

Excel

MS Word

PO software

Jobbeschreibung

Souto Foods is seeking a purchasing and inventory professional to oversee an entire product line’s stock and to buy across categories in collaboration with management, procurement and administration.

The role requires bilingual Spanish/English communication, strong negotiation skills, and solid experience in inventory planning and supplier relationships. You will translate customer needs into new product offerings while ensuring budget-aligned sourcing.