Senior Grocery Buyer: Strategy, Sourcing & Negotiations

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

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.