Purpose of Position:
This position is responsible for procurement of raw materials for the Dallas Facility at the highest quality and lowest delivered cost and reports directly to the General Manager.
Accountabilities:
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Position is directly responsible for buying high quality fresh fruit and vegitible products for the dallas dc and fresh cut department at the lowest price.
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Interact daily with operations and sales to develop a demand plan for what to buy – coordinate with sales team to assure price targets for each commodity are clear and followed to maximize profit
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Assure the lowest cost transportation options are always achieved – strategically buy in regions to maximize transporaton effeciency.
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Meet daily to overview inventory and pricing with buyers and sales staff
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Support sales staff in their needs-deals buying to increase units
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Increase del monte grown /label sales to our customers
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Maintain and help increase profits through vendor relationships-rebates
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Work with coral gables coordinators to find short product for the divisions-
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Daily load trucks with the inbound transportation dept
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Review sales daily to keep inventories updated and check sell prices to insure our highest gross profit
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Purchase all allocations for this dc and keep product and prices updated
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Assure timely processing of claims, clips and assure customer invoicing is correctly paid – manage price after sales accurately and timely
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Quote advanced pricing for increased units
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This position also sells customers on a direct basis to increase profits
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Sells some customers and is responsible to increase profits to make company budgets
Minimum skills required:
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Must have 5 years of seasonal fob buying
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Needs to be aware or ads being ran-shortages in the market place, foresee future shortages
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Outlook of all areas including offshore product to keep the highest quality at the best price
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Communicate to sales people and buyers needs to increase movement and to keep product moving through the warehouse
***Please note: This position does not qualify for relocation expenses.***
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DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE IS AN EEO/AA/V/H