What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Cash-Wa Distributing?
CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING is the largest independent broadline food distributor in the Midwest, serving customers in 11 states from three regional distribution centers. Our customers include restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels, and government foodservice operations.
This Buyer position is based in Fargo, ND at the Cash-Wa Fargo Facility.
The Buyer is accountable for purchasing items and maintaining industry leading service level goals to our customers while managing pricing, costing, and agreed upon inventory days on hand and obsolete inventory goals. They also serve as a key contact for Sales and Operations regarding product availability, special orders, and supplier related issues. Responsibilities :
- Manage inventory replenishment based on service level goals and inventory turns.
- Performs purchasing / buying duties by analyzing inventory requirements and placing purchase orders for product items in assigned categories.
- Maintains computer item / vendor files for costing and statistical purposes.
- Responds to inquiries from Sales Associates and others. Communicates and urgently works to resolve issues.
- Manage accurately PO costs and freight costs to most competitive cost of goods.
- Manages and processes special orders.
- Works directly with suppliers and cross functionally with all internal business areas in the company, e.g.
Sales, Receiving, Finance and Operations.
