Senior Dairy Procurement Specialist

3 weeks ago


Great Neck, New York, United States Carrie Rikon & Associates, LLC. Full time
Job Description

As a key member of the Carrie Rikon & Associates, LLC. team, the Senior Dairy Buyer will be responsible for the profitable procurement and timely delivery of dairy products for assigned lines. This role requires close collaboration with the Sr. Director of Purchasing and Senior Buyers to achieve the company's goals.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Forecasting and ordering products to meet demand.
  • Obtaining the best possible product costs, quality, and service.
  • Ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures.
  • Striving to achieve inventory and turn goals while maintaining service levels and minimizing distress.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of beverage procurement, logistics, inventory management, marketing, accounting, and financial management practices. Excellent organizational and analytical skills, as well as the ability to take initiative and make fact-based decisions, are essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities also include:

  • Reviewing acquisition costs to ensure items purchased are at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need.
  • Assessing current inventory, market conditions, availability, and promotional impact to forecast order quantities and make recommendations to the merchandising team.
  • Conducting post-promotional reviews and analyses to determine if promotional requirements were met and develop solutions for problem areas.
  • Reviewing and resolving inventory issues at the store level as a result of allocations or order issues.
  • Managing Accounts Payable variance processes for distribution sourced items to ensure correct prices have been invoiced.
  • Resolving store billing questions by researching discrepancies submitted at store level with Store Billing and entering credits where appropriate or providing resolution.
  • Maintaining all necessary department files and records.
  • Coordinating with Warehouse Operations to maintain the proper product flow through the facility, in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 3 plus years of Purchasing or Vendor Management experience.
  • Marketing/Logistics experience preferred or strong understanding of store operations and merchandising methodologies and practices.
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills; ability to take initiative and make fact-based decisions.
  • Ability to plan and organize effectively.
  • Written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships both internally and externally.
  • Strong computer aptitude in MS Office including Word and Excel.
  • Ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions.


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