Share Email Opening Apply Now Title Buyer  Description JOB SUMMARY:   Purchasing Agent; Inventory Control, maintaining incoming freight costs.     ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:   Purchasing from assigned vendors. Determine order amounts to keep inventory at assigned # of days on hand, in transit, or both. Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers. Working with suppliers to get shipments and inventory as needed and required. Ordering allocated and specialty items.   Inventory control: review sales history to assess inventory and needs in a timely fashion, factoring lead time and transit time to have expected level of inventory on hand when needed. Measuring on hand vs forecasts to place and track orders.   Forecasting inventory needs: factoring what is needed, based on but not limited to; sales, time of the year, social events, specials, deals, price increases or any other event that may impact sales or inventory, and producing and placing such orders.   Negotiate freight rates with carriers, update admin and managers on rate changes. Approve freight bills. Seek out and engage new carriers to decrease costs.   Track and expedite orders, follow up on shipments for timely and accurate deliveries. Assist with scheduling delivery appointments into NEB RI & CT as needed.   Assist receiver with related tasks such as inventory adjustments and researching any problems such as overages or shortages. Reconcile issues, maintain proper vintages, and assist with receiving product in warehouse from truckers as needed.   Communicate with sales managers for programs, close-outs, and seasonal fluctuations that might cause any inventory needs.   Coordinate with other distributors on inventory issues and assess potential to move inventory or pool loads to reduce costs or improve our inventory levels.   ONGOING ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: TO IMPROVE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT by exhibiting respect, compassion, and enthusiasm on a daily basis.   SERVICE OUR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS by to adding value for our fellow employees, our customers and our vendors and striving to provide effective solutions to solve their problems.   CONTINUALLY USE OUR MINDS AND OUR CREATIVE POWERS to improve overall company performance by suggesting more effective methods of operating.     ACCOUNTABILITIES: Deadlines for the Buyer include: Order cut off for specific products for example: Holiday order, seasonal product, supplier request, and price increases. Placing orders in a tmely dashion to ensure appropriate on hand inventory levels.  Working toward annual company goals. Maintaining set paramaters of days on hand for assigned suppliers.   The Buyer is sometimes responsible for performing duties beyond the normal workday, especially during annual physical inventories..         Position Requirements MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma necessary for hire, no specific degree required.   Prior Purchasing experience (2-3 years) preferred.   PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Close attention to detail is necessary for controlling machines or processes at a rapid pace, requiring close hand/eye coordination and fine motor skill adjustments. Plan or direct fairly complex work methods or operations that include size, shape, or physical qualities of product.     PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:   Ability to position self to reach various objects around the office, remain stationary for an extended period of time, ability to move about the office to access things such as file cabinets, ability to operate office machinery such as computers, ability to communicate effectively, and repeat motions. Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.       MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT USED:   Ability to use Computer and caluculator; use of Picker (lift machine) is optional.   Ability to learn programs such as: ERP system.,Microsoft Office, online ordering portals, and forecasting software..     Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Shift First   Division Rhode Island Distributing Co. LLC   Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt   Location RID West Greenwich   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   This position is currently accepting applications. Apply Now WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category -- None found -- Other Jobs Within 60 Miles Trade Development Manager in West Greenwich, RI Posted on: 12/21/2023 [Apply Now] Trade Development Representative in West Greenwich, RI Posted on: 1/23/2024 [Apply Now] Sales Manager - Providence Beverage in West Greenwich, RI Posted on: 2/20/2024 [Apply Now] Retail Specialist in West Greenwich, RI Posted on: 3/19/2024 [Apply Now] CDL B Delivery Driver - Levine Distributing in Norwich, CT Posted on: 12/13/2023 [Apply Now]

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