Purchasing Manager
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Are you a Purchasing Manager with a love of Specialty Foods? A Category Manager within food distribution looking to grow your career? We want to talk with you! Julius Silvert is a Full-Line Specialty Food Distributor with an eye for products that bring excitement to our customers. If you are a self-proclaimed "foodie", we want to talk to YOU!
Julius Silvert is a Full Line Specialty Food Distributor currently hiring a Purchasing Manager to join our growing team. For over 100 years, our fourth-generation family-owned business has proudly served customers along the East Coast while growing our organization and valuing all team members. We're looking for someone who has purchasing expertise within a fast-paced food distribution environment. The Purchasing Manager will liaise between Purchasing, Operations, and Sales to drive operational efficiencies. We are looking for a detail-oriented, systematic, well-organized team player. Knowledgeable foodies in search of their next adventure are highly encouraged to apply!
Responsibilities:
Organize & scale the company’s earned income efforts
Hold vendors accountable to newly implemented operational processes and systems
Partner with sales to monitor and manage aged inventory
Serve as liaison between sales and purchasing to vet all new item requests
Co-manage the efforts of the Purchasing Coordinator specific to inbound freight, backhauls, and time-sensitive requests
Maintain records, spreadsheets, supporting documentation, and files regarding supplier activities, programs, and profiles
Resolve product supply issues by working across operations and buying teams directly with vendors
Monitor documentation for item setup and input data and pricing into the company system
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience within a food distribution environment required
Earned income, contract, and/or freight experience strongly preferred
Experience managing teams
Strong knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Tools
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with constant changes
Must be able to communicate with personnel at all levels of the organization including ownership
EEO M/F/D/V Our company recruits, hires and promotes individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, age, gender, national origin or ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual's ability to perform the job, or any other status protected by law, all in accordance with applicable Federal, State or Local Laws.
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