Purchasing Specialist- Non Foods

PFD OPCO LLC; Oregon; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quirch Foods is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to manage requisitions, vet suppliers, and select cost-efficient products for our diverse food distribution network in the United States. You will prepare bids, evaluate proposals, and help maintain procurement records to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Ideal candidates will have 3–5 years of purchasing experience in the poultry, beef, seafood, or dairy sectors, and strong negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of product and service vendor sources.
• Knowledge of purchasing procedures and practices.
• Ability to analyze varying product and service features, prices and qualities, and determine most cost effective purchase for organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Good time management and attention to detail.
• Excellent organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviews requisitions.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedules.
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Determines method of procurement, such as direct purchase or bid.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains manual or computerized procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• May approve invoices for payment.
• May expedite delivery of goods to users.

Skills

Vendor sources knowledge

Purchasing procedures

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Time management

Organization skills

Education

Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred (purchasing/inventory)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews requisitions
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedules
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price
• Determines method of procurement, such as direct purchase or bid
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority
• Maintains manual or computerized procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action
• May approve invoices for payment
• May expedite delivery of goods to users

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Knowledge of product and service vendor sources
• Knowledge of purchasing procedures and practices
• Ability to analyze varying product and service features, prices and qualities, and determine most cost effective purchase for organization
• Associate's or Bachelor’s degree preferred or certification/licensing in a program of 18 months to 3 years duration in commercial work including purchasing and inventory management
• 3-5 years of purchasing experience in the poultry, beef, seafood, or dairy industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Good time management and attention to detail
• Excellent organization skills

Benefits you will enjoy:

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Plan, Disability Plan, Life insurance Plan
• 401K savings Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Personal Time off
• Employee Discounts

Works with the leadership team and appropriate team members to encourage and support organizational sustainability efforts. Supports waste reduction/optimization, water and energy conservation. Practice overall organizational sustainability goals and environmental preferred purchasing practices.

Quirch Foods is a diverse family of companies on a quest to seek and source environmentally conscious and sustainable food products to our customers.

Works with the leadership team and appropriate team members to encourage and support organizational sustainability efforts.

Quirch Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.

We are Quirch Foods. Our Passion is your Joy. We are one of the largest distributors of food products in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, with a customer list that includes independent and chain supermarkets, foodservice distributors, processors and manufacturers, cruise lines, and restaurants. With 55 years of solid history and experience, today we operate a fleet of just under 500 refrigerated trucks and over 2.3 million square feet of combined distribution space through 22 facilities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Illinois, Texas, Washington, Oregon, and Puerto Rico. Quirch Foods owns a portfolio of proprietary food brands and offers domestic and international logistics, cold chain services, marketing support, as well as advanced technological solutions to provide unmatched service to its customers. Our culture is one of Win/Win, not just for our customers but also for every team member. We take pride in our diverse workforce, and each team member takes part in the company’s continuous growth.