Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

When it comes to baking, BakeMark has its own secret ingredient: a team of passionate talented employees. For over 100 years, BakeMark has stood for excellence in quality and service, for our customers, our stakeholders and our colleagues. We attribute our success to our colleagues and their contributions towards meeting the needs of our customers and stakeholders. We shall share our values and ways of working. We are passionate about the baking industry. We excel at creating strong partnerships within the company and with our loyal customers. We love to innovate and thrive to manufacture and deliver performing bakery products and world-class customer service.

With over 100 years of service to the baking industry, BakeMark is recognized as an industry leader and trusted partner for quality bakery ingredients, products, supplies and service. BakeMark is a manufacturer and distributor with 23 branches conveniently-located across the U.S.

At BakeMark we appreciate our employees and their families and offer a competitive pay and a full suite of benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance (Comprehensive healthcare benefits package, with many coverage options at a very low employee cost)
• 401K (generous retirement benefits) with a Company Match
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

Summary: Manage inventory of BakeMark USA Manufactured, commodities and general resale merchandise at assigned BakeMark location(s).

Responsibilities:

• Maintain proper inventory by placing orders and transfers in a timely fashion
• Expedite product and proactively respond to new volumes
• Analyze market trends in demand based on seasonality and/or historical data
• Buy product by the forecasted needs and consider total costs including freight
• Professional and immediate response to internal departments and external vendors
• Meet company expectations for inventory turns and fill rate
• Accurately follow vendor procedures for purchase order placement
• Process returns to vendors
• Complete special projects as assigned by management
• Work closely with vendors to get results
• Knowledge of warehouse and inventory control policies and procedures
• Support and communicate with Sales team
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Experience in the food distribution industry is preferred
• Administrative experience, 1 year preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Previous experience a plus.

BakeMark is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment, in accordance with the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, age or any other basis prohibited by law.