Grocery Buyer

Chedraui USA; Commerce (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance offered

Travel required

Job summary

Chedraui USA's Grocery Buyer role at the Store Support Center in Commerce, CA drives strategic sourcing, vendor selection, and price/merchandising decisions for production and resale goods. You will build category plans, negotiate terms, and partner with store teams to optimize inventory and profitability.

The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years' grocery buying experience, strong negotiation and planning skills, and be able to travel to store locations. Relocation assistance is offered.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of grocery buying experience.
• Experience in international food retailing preferred.
• Willingness to travel to store locations.

Responsibilities

• Establishing strategies to meet sales expectations.
• Managing the purchasing functions of the department.
• Developing and implementing purchasing, pricing and merchandising strategies.
• Selecting vendors, assessing vendor capabilities, evaluating vendor performance, and negotiating cost, delivery and payment terms.
• Maintaining established inventory turns for each product category purchased.
• Communicating with store level personnel on all new pricing information as well as status of inventory.
• Developing store level ordering strategies including management of DSD vendors.
• Striving continuously to obtain new or improved lines of inventory/products for the company.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining category Plan-O-Gram at store level.
• Expediting purchase order vendor
• Negotiating annual contracts
• Evaluating promotions.

Skills

Grocery buying

Vendor negotiation

Strategic planning

Analytical skills

Time management

Bilingual

Vendor relations

Computer skills

Education

Four-year degree

Job description

We are searching for an experienced Grocery Buyer for our StoreSupport Center located at 600 Citadel Drive, Commerce, CA, 90040.

The Buyer buys goods for either production and/or resale. The Buyer negotiates the best cost for our company, focusing on the highest quality goods and services at the lowest possible cost. A Buyer identifies foreign and domestic suppliers and keeps abreast of changes affecting both the supply of and demand for, needed products and materials.

The responsibilities of a Buyer include but are not limited to:

• Establishing strategies to meet sales expectations.
• Managing the purchasing functions of the department.
• Developing and implementing purchasing, pricing and merchandising strategies.
• Selecting vendors, assessing vendor capabilities, evaluating vendor performance, and negotiating cost, delivery and payment terms.
• Maintaining established inventory turns for each product category purchased.
• Communicating with store level personnel on all new pricing information as well as status of inventory in order to eliminate any slow moving/out of date/overstocked products.
• Developing store level ordering strategies including management of DSD vendors.
• Striving continuously to obtain new or improved lines of inventory/products for the company.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining category Plan-O-Gram at store level.
• Negotiating annual contracts
• Evaluating promotions.

EDUCATION:

• Four-year degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years of grocery buying experience.

FIELD OF EXPERTISE:

• Purchasing, Merchandising
• Experience in International food retailing preferred.
• Business Management.

SKILLS:

• Bilingual (English & Spanish) preferred but not required.
• The ability to develop good relationships with vendors and maintains communication with other departments within the organization.
• Strong planning, analytical and time management skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Relocation assistance offered.

OTHER:

• Travel to store locations frequently and exposure to weather conditions due to travel.

COMPENSATION:

The starting salary for this position is$100,000.00. The actual starting pay will be determined by anumber of qualifications; including, experience and relevant skills.

Grocery Buyer
Store Support Center

We are searching for an experienced Grocery Buyer for our StoreSupport Center located at 600 Citadel Drive, Commerce, CA, 90040.

The Buyer buys goods for either production and/or resale. The Buyer negotiates the best cost for our company, focusing on the highest quality goods and services at the lowest possible cost. A Buyer identifies foreign and domestic suppliers and keeps abreast of changes affecting both the supply of and demand for, needed products and materials.

The responsibilities of a Buyer include but are not limited to:

• Full departmental P&L responsibilities.
• Establishing strategies to meet sales expectations.
• Managing the purchasing functions of the department.
• Developing and implementing purchasing, pricing and merchandising strategies.
• Selecting vendors, assessing vendor capabilities, evaluating vendor performance, and negotiating cost, delivery and payment terms.
• Maintaining established inventory turns for each product category purchased.
• Communicating with store level personnel on all new pricing information as well as status of inventory in order to eliminate any slow moving/out of date/overstocked products.
• Developing store level ordering strategies including management of DSD vendors.
• Striving continuously to obtain new or improved lines of inventory/products for the company.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining category Plan-O-Gram at store level.
• Expediting purchase order vendor
• Negotiating annual contracts
• Evaluating promotions.

EDUCATION:

• Four-year degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years of grocery buying experience.

FIELD OF EXPERTISE:

• Purchasing, Merchandising
• Experience in International food retailing preferred.
• Business Management.

SKILLS:

• Bilingual (English & Spanish) preferred but not required.
• The ability to develop good relationships with vendors and maintains communication with other departments within the organization.
• Strong planning, analytical and time management skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Relocation assistance offered.

OTHER:

• Travel to store locations frequently and exposure to weather conditions due to travel.

COMPENSATION:

The starting salary for this position is$100,000.00. The actual starting pay will be determined by anumber of qualifications; including, experience and relevant skills.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) toall employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.