Job Description:
Royal Fresh Cuts, is the sister company to Royal Food Service. Royal Fresh Cuts was founded in 2013 as a way to provide customers with a line of premium fresh-cut produce. Visit our website for more details about our company: https://www.
Overview:
Responsible for achieving strategic optimal purchasing arrangements on all perishable products. A focus on consistent high quality, efficient pricing and healthy supplier relationships.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Execute the company’s perishable purchasing arrangements in support of its business strategy and plan.
- Drives sales and margin growth through planning and purchasing aligned with when product is needed by operations for processing.
- Identify new suppliers to support future growth.
- Evaluates potential suppliers in coordination with FSQA guidelines.
- Effectively communicate availability and ensure it aligns with schedule needs.
- Reduce cost through accurate pricing, strong negotiations, and contracts.
- Manage inventory to ensure proper freshness and with the warehouse to maintain correct rotation of product.
- Develop strong professional relationship between suppliers and the company.
- Regularly evaluates effectiveness of supplier fitness as part of our procurement strategy.
- Effectively complete all administrative functions, on time.
- Use demand planning to forecast short- and long-term buys.
- Reconcile inventory and invoices for the purpose of identifying discrepancies.
- Leads or participates in projects with other departments such as Quality and Operations.
- Manage a small team comprised of purchasers and customer service representative.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of buying perishable foods to include quality standards and marketplace environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Goal oriented and highly organized.
- Knowledge of growing seasons.
- Ability to prioritize work schedule and multi-task
- Strong communication skills to be effective across all levels of the organization and with suppliers.
- Strong aptitude for demand planning and forecasting.
Education and/or Experience:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
- Advanced in Microsoft Excel
- Established work history in purchasing in the fruit or vegetable industry.
- Four-year degree is a plus.
Schedule:
- M-F, day but must be accessible after work hours including weekends.
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation based on proven experience.
Compensation/Salary:
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