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4 days ago
SCOPE Recruiting is seeking a highly skilled Senior Produce Buyer to join our team. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for managing the full scope of buying responsibilities for a series of commodities.
Key Responsibilities:- Manage and optimize 3rd party contracts to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with growers and brokers, both existing and new.
- Conduct thorough analysis of weather conditions, market trends, and forecasting, reporting findings to relevant stakeholders.
- Stay abreast of market conditions to inform purchasing decisions.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting.
- Update pricing details and assist with quoting processes.
- Manage specialty pre-orders and ensure order fulfillment.
- Continuously seek out and assess new vendor/supplier/grower prospects.
- Investigate inquiries regarding unusual or specialty items.
- Facilitate order follow-ups and gather information for newsletters and updates.
- Assist in resolving billing discrepancies and communicate price and product updates.
- Lead and contribute to special projects as needed.
- Personally inspect the quality and quantity of purchased products.
- Analyze sales records, trends, and economic factors to anticipate consumer behavior and determine inventory requirements.
- Provide expertise on factors such as growing seasons, pricing, and inventory management.
- Adjust selling prices based on cost, competition, and demand, in collaboration with sales staff.
- Select and purchase products at optimal prices while maintaining quality standards.
- Manage perishable inventory through daily review and replenishment processes.
- Negotiate contract pricing and structured FOBs weekly to ensure value, quality, and food safety.
- Maintain and organize contract and food safety documentation.
- Foster and develop relationships with suppliers.
- Oversee the tactical management of produce procurement and inbound transportation supply chains.
- College degree or requisite industry experience required.
- 3rd Party Contract experience is a plus.
- FOB experience is a plus.
- Possess think-outside-the-box capabilities; be a superior communicator and have strong analytical skills.
- 4+ years produce experience, strong product knowledge and identification skills.
- Strong negotiating skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Technically savvy, able to work with and optimize multiple software packages such as Microsoft Office and Produce Pro (including ForecastPro).
- Proficient in advanced analytical skills and ability to forecast based on wide variety of complex and changing variables.
- Specific skills using Microsoft Excel, such as PivotTables, to analyze large volumes of data.
- Self-motivated and solution minded.
- Organized, detail oriented, able to multitask.
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