School Nutrition Purchaser & Supply Planner

La Joya Independent School District; Mission (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

La Joya Independent School District's Child Nutrition Services in Mission, Texas, is seeking a CNS Service Buyer to oversee procurement for the district's food program. Reporting to the Director of Child Nutrition Services, the role requires purchasing experience, strong English/Spanish communication, and computer literacy to manage vendor relations and order processing.

Key duties include maintaining records, consolidating requisitions, obtaining quotes, scheduling deliveries, and coordinating

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required for this CNS Buyer role.
• Experience in purchasing or ordering preferred (3+ years).
• Ability to read and write English; English/Spanish bilingual preferred.
• Knowledge of menu planning and quantity food preparation methods.

Responsibilities

• Maintain records in accordance with federal, state, and local guidelines for Child Nutrition Program.
• Consolidate campus requisitions for accuracy and adjust as needed.
• Review campus requisitions for accuracy and adjust as needed.
• Obtain quotes for produce and food items as needed each week.
• Review the USDA commodity bulletin for recent allocations and make changes and/or substitutions to the vendor orders as needed.
• Prepare orders for food and nonfood items and forward them to vendors.
• Schedule delivery dates for food and non-food orders for all direct delivery campuses, department warehouses, and commercial storage facilities.
• Update the inventory matrix monthly to reflect current bid products and pricing.
• Train cafeteria managers on the use of the automates system and ordering process.
• Work in conjunction with the inventory and warehouse staff to make use of overstock and make adjustments accordingly.
• Communicate with commercial storage facility staff regarding stock levels and proper coding of items in inventory.
• Complete the transfer of items from commercial storage facilitates to the department warehouse.
• Prepare a schedule of requisitions cut-off dates and deliveries for campuses and warehouse.
• Attend meetings, in-services, trainings and workshops as requested.
• Coordinate with vendors on school food expo events and students’ food testing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Purchasing experience

English & Spanish communication

Computer literacy

Menu planning knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

System Design software

Job description

La Joya Independent School District's Child Nutrition Services in Mission, Texas, is seeking a CNS Service Buyer to oversee procurement for the district's food program. Reporting to the Director of Child Nutrition Services, the role requires purchasing experience, strong English/Spanish communication, and computer literacy to manage vendor relations and order processing.

Key duties include maintaining records, consolidating requisitions, obtaining quotes, scheduling deliveries, and coordinating