Floral Buyer

Job Description Responsible for developing and procuring complete supply of highest quality floral merchandise available for resale to member retailers. To promote sales of these items to the members and purchase them at the lowest possible price. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Ability to perform the following duties along with all other duties as requested by the department head and upper management. It is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sells and profits.

1. Weekly price changes and price checks
2. New Item set-up and maintenance
3. Assist in development of weekly Floral Bulletin
4. Coordinate Uploads with Members
5. Contact Stores regarding late uploads
6. Check off stores to make sure no stores are missing
7. Review uploads to determine needs
8. Create PO's that match determined needs - Identify over / above buys that can be

brought in and sold 9. Communicate with Shippers regarding PO's 10. PO delivery appointments (work with Receiving on any special instructions) 11. Review PO's upon arrival for accuracy 12. Review Orders on a daily basis to ensure Service Level (below 99% is not good in floral) 13. Communicate variances to Floral / Produce Sales Manager 14. Communicate with Warehouse regarding shipping and receiving issues 15. Daily Warehouse walk to determine actions on product left over 16. Contact for Members on Daily needs 17. Communicate slot issues and temperature zone issues to Floral / Produce Sales Manager 18. Key scratches, miss-picks and any short credits to move product remaining 19. Communicate with traffic for California product and any straight loads 20. Communicate any PO Shorts to affected members. Communicate shorts to Vendors. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A reasonable accommodation will be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the business without significant difficulty or expense. The accommodation would permit a qualified employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and contractual guidelines of the position. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Degree or equivalent; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Associated Wholesale Grocers