Job Description:
We are currently seeking an experienced Night Buyer to join our team in Jessup, Maryland location.
Responsibilities & Duties:
This position must interact in a respectful competent manner with the following departments and/or positions:
- Night Warehouse Manager
- Night Market Buyer
- Routers
- Sales and Customer Service Representatives
- Produce Buyers
- Night Operations Team
Standards of Performance
The specific responsibilities and standards of performance are as follows:
- Have the market buys back to the facility daily at 12 midnight.
- Responsiveness and attention to sales/customer needs emails.
- Zero mistakes on QA Pull customers.
- Timeliness of daily dispatch, with 98% on-time departures.
Qualifications:
- College degree preferred but not required.
- Procurement experience with fresh, specialty produce (vegetables, fruits, etc.).
- Ability to establish a good rapport with vendors.
- Strong negotiating skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Market knowledge, ability to recognize trends.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literate, including Excel & Word.