Purchaser

Inventory Manager

This position is accountable for maintaining stock integrity through purchasing and transferring beer and monitoring sales. The purchaser is responsible for managing the entire inventory of goods for resale by maintaining proper inventory amounts to meet sales goals while simultaneously monitoring stock levels of perishable items to control shrink.

Qualifications

• 1+ years industry experience or equivalent
• Ability to work with computer programs associated with the performance of the position
• Requires the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines. Must be a proactive self-starter and self-learner
• Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment and be able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities
• Must be able to handle confidential and/or sensitive information in a professional manner
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills. Must be a team player with the ability to work with a variety of people at all levels
• Be able to communicate and effectively interact with vendors
• Up to date with current industry trends
• Ability to generate inventory turns and product movement
• Ability to ensure low out-of-stocks by monitoring stock levels forecasting effectively
• Ability to review and analyze inventory
• Ability to communicate new product information to team members
• MS Office environment experience required, e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Must have the ability to work and make decisions independently
• Excellent phone etiquette
• Promote and maintain a positive, professional environment. Adhere to dress code standards governing appearance
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and guests
• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Analytical and attention to detail to maintain precise standards

Job Duties

• Maintains an up-to-date Task & Duty Processes notebook for this position to be utilized by backup personnel in case of extended or unexpected absences
• Know our breweries pull date system and recognize out-of-code items
• Purchase beer from breweries according to schedule
• Check and maintain beer inventory daily
• Purchase and sell beer from/to other distributors as necessary
• Arrange transportation to and from the breweries
• Consolidate our breweries loads to company warehouses on a weekly basis
• Periodically check truck rates for cost reliability
• Work with accounting to file claims with breweries and trucking companies as needed and follow up on credits received
• Perform product costing of freight for new products
• Prepare the monthly forecast
• Prepare depletion reports for suppliers
• Prepare the weekly code date report / out-of-stock
• Attend a weekly staff meeting to review and discuss inventory issues with other departments
• Communicate with the warehouse about incoming loads and other status
• Track orders and make order changes when needed
• Track forecasts to prevent any future problems
• Assist Wichita Beer by arranging transportation for their weekly beer order and helping with close dates
• Communicate with area sales managers concerning inventory problems such as date
• Training seminars, training films and in-house training will be provided as necessary to expand product knowledge and to improve performance
• Keep up with product promotions, incentives and price changes that may affect inventory of the product
• Perform other duties as directed by management
• Attend company meetings as requested
• Follows company policies & procedures
• Maintain open and clear communications with the managers and other employees of the company
• Maintain forward thinking and bring positive feedback and ideas to the General Manager
• Have a positive attitude about the company and all of your fellow employees when in discussions with others

This list is not all inclusive but rather an overview of the role's primary work duties.