What are the responsibilities and job description for the BUYER position at Ferraro Foods of New Jersey LLC?
The Buyer will help facilitate all functions of the purchasing department, ranging from negotiating, sourcing, maintaining proper inventory levels and other duties as assigned by management.
Essential Job Functions:
- Merchandise planning for in-house supply function.
- Assist in developing pricing audit program.
- Oversee the ordering and ensure timely delivery of goods and services for all subsidiaries.
- Ensure effective internal communication across the company.
- Assist in identifying the opportunities for upcoming products, and or development and enhancement of existing products.
- Monitor and report potential collaborators and competitor activities and identifying business threats and opportunities.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Related food industry experience required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be detail oriented with good follow up skills.
- Must be able to take initiative in sourcing products from various manufacturers both locally and globally.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Must be able to multi-task and handle a busy workload in order to meet strong deadlines.
- Customer service mindset/background as you will be tasked with answering phone calls, assisting customers, and entering in orders
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Position requires a college level education or equivalent with 2 to 5 years work related experience.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Must be able to work independently and within the framework of a team.