Overview
Charlie’s Produce - Who We Are
Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, and we are growing. The secret to our success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie’s was founded in quality, and we are proud that it is still our focus.
With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for likeminded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce.
What we offer:
- An amazing company culture!
- Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire.
- ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k).
- Paid vacations, paid holidays.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits, and onsite parking.
- Coverage under State Sick Leave.
- 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
Additional Compensation Details:
- $22.69 - $26.11 hourly Dependent on Experience and Location of Role
- Potential 90-day performance-based raise
- Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure.
Responsibilities
Buyer Support Specialist
The Role:
Follows script for Buyer Support Specialist assigned duties using existing procedures and tools including transfer entry, PO entry, Dock Scheduler, load building. Responsible for purchase order accuracy, including correct items and costs. Responsible for inventory management of assigned items using provided and/or self-generated inventory counts. Achieves or exceeds budgeted service level and spoilage. Helps to identify and reconcile inventory discrepancies. Approves received purchase orders for vendor payment. Reports to the Procurement Manager/Supervisor and coordinates activities with other buyers to complete assigned department tasks.
Essential Duties and Responsibities (any combination of the following job duties):
All employees are responsible for food safety and are expected to notify the appropriate manager, supervisor, or key personnel if they witness any compromise to food safety or food quality.
- Uses and maintains existing or new purchasing tools.
- Builds and Monitors crossdock shipping procedures
- Keys intercompany transfers.
- Understands relevant purchasing cycle for each item purchased.
- Monitors and manages vendor performance.
- Supports established logistical procedures to facilitate product arrival.
- Adheres to Approved Supplier Requirements in onboarding and continuing of vendors.
- Maintains appropriate inventory levels to ensure customer order fulfillment while minimizing shrink/spoilage.
- Communicates timely to Purchasing Manager and Sales of potential inventory issues.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Desired Minimum Qualifications
- Education requirements: High School graduate.
- Purchasing experience desired but not required.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
- Able to set priorities, meet deadlines, and accomplish team objectives.
- Strong mathematical and writing abilities, including the capability to swiftly calculate cases, pallets, product costs, market values, and margins.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer competency, including Excel, Word, Outlook, 10 key, Power Enterprise
- Able to observe and follow proper safety procedures, and willing to report potentially unsafe conditions.
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Supplemental Information
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.
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Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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