What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Associate position at ROWLEYS WHOLESALE?
Overview
This position is responsible for inventory management, product purchasing/sourcing, pricing files, and vendor maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Manage replenishment of inventory for bulk and packaged products from vendors and internal kits, ensuring product availability, cost management, on time delivery, and accuracy
- Negotiate contracts for prices, terms, and promotions with vendors
- Work and communicate internally with a cross functional team of warehouse, accounting, customer service, and sales to ensure shipments are accurate and on time for both products and pricing
- Manage load deliveries as needed with internal logistics, 3rd party carriers, and rail
- Manage and build relationships with vendors to understand products and cost, and how they fit within our portfolio of products
- Actively work with customer service and sales to understand needs from customers and how to best deliver at the lowest cost
- Maintain pricing and product sheets for vendors
- Maintain pricing and products for our monthly catalog and other internal/external documentation
- Follow market trends and general business activities
- Actively seek out new products and vendors for our business
- Assist with company website
Hours
This is a full-time hourly position, Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM.
Dress Code
Business Casual
This job description is not meant to be inclusive of all job functions, and job functions may be added or changed from time to time as directed by your supervisor.