Bilingual Buyer (Spanish Required)

Lowes Foods; Lawrenceville (GA); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lowes Foods is seeking a Purchasing/Buyer to oversee an entire product line’s inventory and conduct buying in collaboration with management, procurement and administration. The role requires bilingual Spanish/English and strong negotiation skills.

Responsibilities include identifying new product opportunities, negotiating prices, maintaining supplier relationships, ensuring uninterrupted supply, processing purchase orders, and planning pricing strategies to fit budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, supply chain management or related field.
• 3-5 years retail buying experience preferred.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, and PO software.

Responsabilités

• Identify customer needs to find new product offerings.
• Negotiate prices and evaluate profitability before placing orders.
• Build and maintain relationships with vendors and partners.
• Maintain inventory levels and ensure uninterrupted product supply.
• Process purchase orders and manage ordering procedures.
• Collaborate with management to develop promotional product lines and pricing strategies.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

MS Excel

MS Word

Team player

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in business administration / marketing / supply chain management

Outils

Purchase order software

ERP systems

Description du poste

Overview

Oversee an entire product line’s inventory levels and conduct buying in respective categories through collaboration with management, procurement and administration. Must be Bilingual in Spanish/English.

Responsibilities

• Identify customer needs in order 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 in order to have a constant supply of popular inventory items throughout the year at prices that are within the company budget.
• Plan pricing strategies on various product lines to reach an agreement with suppliers that allow for optimal pricing.
• Establish reliable lines of contact with management team as orders are filled and invoices have been issued.
• Anticipate possible supply shortages depending on unpredictable variables and devise strategies to solve any problems with inventory supply.
• Publish inventory and ordering reports so that upper management and other departments can get a clear idea of progress or struggles.
• Work with the Warehouse Supervisor and Operations Manager to ensure deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products.
• Make purchase decisions in accordance with company procedures, FSMA regulations and Company Food Safety Plan.
• Collaborate with department managers to clarify purchase requisitions, identify departmental needs, and refine specifications for future purchase orders.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years retail experience, previous buying experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, supply chain management or another related field required.
• Solid communication and negotiating skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word and industry standard purchase order software platforms
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with a team.
• Able to thrive in a high-stress and fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to take initiative and exercise independent judgement
• Bilingual Spanish/English
• Experience in the manufacturing industry and strong understanding of supply chain management concepts preferred