Associate Buyer, Anchorage

About the Role

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. This position provides administrative support to procurement staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to procurement staff.
• Confirms purchase orders and verifies receiving accuracies and on-time deliveries.
• Manages daily inventory adjustments and pulls key reports for the department.
• Understands the relevant purchasing cycle for each item purchased.
• Communicates potential inventory issues, prorates, and cost changes to the Procurement Manager and Sales.
• Supports established logistical procedures to facilitate product arrival.
• Works with vendors to resolve freight damage, product damage/quality issues, or quantity discrepancies.
• Assists with claims related to these findings.
• Manages vendor accounts if assigned, including adhering to approved supplier requirements, maintaining appropriate inventory levels, and monitoring vendor performance.
• All employees are responsible for food safety and must notify the appropriate personnel of any compromise to food safety or food quality.
• Manages costs according to program stipulations and best practices (e.g., escalated or deescalated contract pricing, off-invoice price cycles, or ads).
• Understands and achieves KPIs in fill rate, variance management, proper inbound freight maintenance, PO accuracy, and contract compliance.
• Other tasks and special projects as assigned by the Procurement Manager.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Computer competency, including Excel, Word, & Outlook.
• 10 Key proficiency.
• Knowledge of Power Enterprise is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School education preferred.
• Purchasing experience desired but not required.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and accomplish team objectives.
• Strong math & writing skills required to quickly multiply & add cases/pallets & calculate product cost, market, and margin.