What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fresh Supervisor - Buyer in Training position at AWG Career Site?
Summary-This position will act as a liaison between the fresh sales/procurement departments and the shipping/receiving/transportation departments. This is a supervisory position that will coordinate efforts among the Fresh Assistants. The candidate will also be responsible for creating purchase orders as well as managing inventory for assigned commodities/categories for Nebraska AWG division, once fully trained. Reports to Director of Fresh Sales.
Every activity is directed at attaining the goals and objectives of the fresh department, Division and AWG mission statement.
Position Responsibilities:
-Department supervision of fresh assistants – work closely with sales managers on daily needs of dept., coordinate and delegate tasks and training
-Expense control through cross training amongst the fresh assistant team; Coordinate vacation coverage amongst assistants
-Buyer in training – cover vacations for buyers, coordinate daily cut fruit ordering, assist in any overflow with floral dept., involvement in holiday projects, and weekend on call rotation, set buying if/when assigned.
-iPro meat ads – making sure all the items are properly loading into the software for successful loading of vendor deals and clear communication to the stores
-Work with Sales Managers on ad projections to ensure adequate product on hand for upcoming promotions.
-Be aware of special opportunities to purchase product that would lend itself to volume merchandising
-Provide weekly pricing information
-Assist in development of weekly bulletin across all of Fresh to provide members with market product information, merchandising ideas, and other helpful information
-Achieve targeted goals for sales, turns, service level & credits
-Be available to check quality in warehouse on daily basis
-Various reporting at request
-Assist in foodshow planning/organization/implementation
-Insure timely resolution of Member issues and requests.
Position Requirements:
-Self-motivated, able to accomplish established goals with minimal supervision.
-Flexible, able to meet established goals in spite of changing priorities.
-Product knowledge of fresh items, accounting principles, communication skills
-Knowledge of warehouse functions, billing and receiving procedures
-Strong communication skills. Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
-Read and understand pertinent data
-Perform mathematical calculations
-Possible physical labor with out of town/overnight travel required.
This job description is not intended to be interpreted as all-inclusive of the duties, requirements and qualifications of the titled position.