What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer - Direct position at Delicato Family Wines?
Work Location Delicato Vineyards Manteca
Position Purpose
Acting on own initiative, the Buyer is responsible for planning and procurement of materials, equipment, and services for the indirect, direct, POS or professional services commodity categories. This position ensures maintenance of all sourcing records, pricing, receivable / invoicing, supplier relationship and metrics.
Functional Responsibility
Essential Duties
- Procures specified materials and services at optimum prices, terms, conditions, and quality; orders effective quantities of materials and communicates re-order purchasing efficiencies; manages pricing and spending while identifying opportunities for savings
- Partners with cross-functional teams, including Category Managers in strategic sourcing events, supplier rationalization and consolidation efforts; QC and Accounting to track supplier performance; AP to support invoice discrepancy resolution
- Keeps abreast of all pricing changes, sources, cost drivers, market conditions, availability, and lead times of materials assigned to purchase
- Administers contracts terms and conditions for assigned materials and services
- Manages delivery of orders ensuring prompt review, follow-up and expediting; arranges shipment of returned items, and clears invoicing problems as needed
- Develops and maintains effective supplier relationships to support the company's cost controls and asset utilization; manages multiple suppliers for like materials
- Purchases materials and services for other departments and / or divisions as directed by the department manager
- Assists with project implementation function, co-packer relationship, and special projects as assigned
- Builds strong relationships with other functional areas to recommend and implement solutions to supply issues and opportunities
May be responsible for the following duties, based on assigned commodity category :
Non-Essential Duties
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience
Certificates and Licenses
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Working Conditions
Work Standards
Additional Comments
Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.
California Pay Transparency Disclaimer : This is a Exempt position. The pay range for this position is $71,497.92 to $111,708.24. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, internal equity and alignment with market data.
Delicato Family Wines offers its employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package. The core health insurance components include medical, dental and vision, where Delicato covers nearly the entire cost for employees and a large percentage for dependents. Additional health benefits include life, disability and flexible spending accounts. Other benefits include 401(k) with generous company match, discretionary profit sharing, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, wine & merchandise discounts, tuition reimbursement, gym discounts & many more
Delicato Family Wines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Salary : $71,498 - $111,708
