Buyer- Seasonal

Position Summary: Responsible for negotiating cost and procuring items for specific grouping of categories. Provide guidance and direction to central sourcing teams regarding product attributes and specifications to ensure brand needs are met.

Develop strong business relationships with vendors to deliver quality needs at best cost

Meet established procurement goals, such as service levels, merchandise force outs, buyer adjust accounts, buyer/DC loss, turns, and inventory dollars

Develop accurate projected costs and item movement to pricing to support margin projections

Support promotional planning to drive sales

Analyze and create recommendations regarding item trends, seasonal updates, and product supply issues

Procure fresh commodities that meet defined food safety and quality expectations

Maintain solid communication with business partners (Merchandising, Pricing, Item Lifecycle, and Replenishment) to support Banner needs

Communicate item trends, seasonal updates, and product supply issues to appropriate business partners in a proactive, timely manner

Resolve any Accounts Payable issues using invoice matching system

Work with Buyer Assistant to ensure accurate item maintenance

Bachelor's Degree

Microsoft Office

3 years or 2 or more years procurement experience in perishable food commodities

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience

Procurement experienceBasic professional level of knowledge of company, business and industry practices

General understanding of Pre-sell Application, Forward Buy system, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO), Logistics, and Banner Strategies

Solid understanding of Perishable Forecasting Tool (PFT), SEGA, INFOREM, Merchandising Sales Plan (MSP), Product Feedback, Control D, Item and Vendor Set Up

Excellent organizational, planning, influence, communication and presentation skills

Self-motivated and persuasive in presenting and selling ideas and executing their implementation

Food Lion provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions) national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.

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