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Job Description:
We highly value the energy and commitment you bring to your job every day. Our careers provide exceptional opportunities for you to grow at South Hill Fine Foods.
As a Purchasing Agent, we'll look to you to perform a variety of critical purchasing functions, such as negotiating prices and buying products that best support our growing business and bottom line. Our Purchasing Agent roles are key to moving our business forward and offer driven, talented individuals advanced opportunities to stand out and work in a supportive, high-energy and empowering environment.
What you'll do:
Provide product requirement guidance to our Sales teams
Review, analyze, qualify or reject purchase orders for all product lines
Establish and maintain key vendor partner relationships
Work with partners and Sales teams to make necessary changes to purchase orders for all product lines and ensure fulfilment in a timely manner
Continually update the status of aging purchase orders and follow-up with partners for information on scheduled shipments
Negotiate pricing to achieve the best pricing discount to purchase parts and products from distributors and manufacturers to fill customer orders
Oversee and coordinate flow of information from our partners to Fine Foods.
What you need to succeed:
Must-have:
3+ years of experience with Computers, Microsoft Word, Excel and email applications or equivalent
In-depth knowledge and understanding of purchasing processes
Ability to communicate to effectively and in a constructive manner with customers, coworkers, management and executives
Demonstrated skill in prioritizing multiple responsibilities, tasks and projects simultaneously including ability to shift priorities
Ability to work rotating shifts
Nice-to-have:
Bachelor's degree or College diploma
3+ years of Purchasing experience
Experience in technical purchasing
IT knowledge