Assistant Purchasing Manager at Palmer Food Service

Rochester, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Jul, 26

Salary

88000.0

Posted On

11 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Purchasing, Inventory Management, Vendor Negotiations, Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis, Staff Development, Strategic Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Microsoft Office Suite, Food Service Operations, Pricing Strategy, Operational Management, Team Leadership, Quality Control, Sales Support

Industry

Food & Beverages

Description

Why Palmer Food Services: We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team - because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage. What we Value: * Honesty & Integrity * Service & Excellence * Collaboration & Teamwork * Family & Community * Dependability & Loyalty * Compassion Roles and Responsibilities: * Lead by example and champion our Values in Action. * Organize required training in all departments to increase safety awareness and adherence. * Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management. * Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities for staff. * Coaches and develops indirect and subordinate staff. * Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly objectives for purchasing department are met. * Regularly reviews of the company’s product offerings and adjusts to meet market, customer, or seasonal variations. * Monitor purchasing activities and results and takes timely/corrective action as required. * Maintain overall health and accountability for the company’s inventory levels. Monitors all stock outages, dead and slow-moving inventory and develops economic plans for their disposition with the purchasing manager. * Monitor the day-to-day operations of the department to focus on operational success as identified by departmental goals. * Approve sales contracts on an item-by-item basis as needed. * Analyze margin reports to ensure product pricing integrity and budgeted targets are being met. Work with Sales and Purchasing Leadership to determine course of action and implement changes where needed. * Monitors bracket pricing, margins, and inventory turn levels to support company goals. * Review daily reports including the purchasing dashboard, expiration and low stock reports. * Coach team members on executing solutions proactively to avoid out-of-stock or supply issues. * Work with Purchasing manager to achieve departmental goals. * Work with the Purchasing Manager on vendor negotiations, programs, promotions, point of sale, sales meetings. * Plan, develop and execute weekly sales flyers. * Monitor credits and returns that involve product integrity, quality, or special-order credit. * Attend trade shows as needed, which may require overnight travel. Qualifications: * 6+ Years Purchasing experience in a Food Service or relevant environment * Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite * Industry Aware – Continues to develop up to date Foodservice information. * Self-Disciplined – Maintains a systematic approach to duties and responsibilities. * Committed to continuous learning and development of skills. Preferred Skills: * Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain or related field * Foodservice distribution experience * Previous managerial supervisory experience Salary: * $82,000- $88,000 a year Physical Demands: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by the Assistant Purchasing Manager to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. * Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time. * Maybe exposed to cold temperatures for extended periods of time. Benefits of working Full-Time at Palmer Food Services: * Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance * Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick) * 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching * Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus * 15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh Meat & Seafood) * Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products * Employee Appreciation Events * And much more

Responsibilities

The Assistant Purchasing Manager is responsible for overseeing daily purchasing operations, managing inventory levels, and ensuring departmental goals are met. They also coach staff, negotiate with vendors, and analyze market trends to optimize product offerings and pricing.