Buyer

Description

URM Stores, Inc. is currently looking for an experienced Buyer to join our growing team! The ideal candidate for our Buyer position, has a minimum of 3 years buying experience in retail grocery and/or Wholesale Food Service. 

Being a Buyer at URM, you’ll manage the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of sale in order to meet customer's requirements at the lowest landed cost. Our Buyers roll consists of ensuring proper inventory levels, inventory turns, department margins, service level, investment buying opportunities, forecasting and inbound logistics monitoring. The Key to success in this roll is the understanding of forecasting and urgency of perishable product and forward-looking exit strategies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 

• Work to ensure company inventory, turns, SKU count, service level, allowance income and margin goals are met on assigned areas of responsibility.
• Field inquiries from customers, vendors, brokers and URM personnel in a timely teamwork environment.
• Implement and monitor all types of manufacturer allowances and in house accruals as necessary.
• Ensure adequate inventory is maintained to cover ad and promotional programs for all customers.
• Assist department manager as needed on projects, research, and analysis.
• Ensure accuracy of pricing.
• Work with Category Management and warehouse to manage and set up new items in a timely matter.
• Call on/audit/visit customers and competitors as needed.
• Continually work to improve the image of the procurement department to all customers, vendors, and brokers and within URM.
• Assist in Seasonal Shows.
• Attend Trade Shows as needed.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 3 years buying experience in retail grocery and/or Wholesale Food Service. Retail Grocery Management experience a plus.
•  Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• High customer relation skills are required. 
• Must be able to develop customer relationships by listening to and understanding the customer. 
• Requires the ability to anticipate and provide solutions to customer needs; ability to give high priority to customer satisfaction and deal tactfully and effectively with differences of opinion.
• Ability to get positive results in adverse situations; ability to maintain customer confidence and trust. 
• Ability to be flexible in making self-available to respond to changing customer needs in order to prevent unnecessary delays in service.
• Knowledge of AS-400 or Himpact a bonus!
• Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.

Why Join Our Team?

It's exciting to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. For the last 100 years, URM has been committed to bringing customer focus to our Member stores. Employees at URM are proud to be a part of the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest.

We seek only those who stand out above the rest—progressive thinkers who push our company forward in a positive way. We work in a supportive team environment and in addition to our amazing culture, our employees enjoy many perks, below are a few of the highlights:

• Salary starting at $65,500 annually DOE.
• Medical/Dental/Vision/RX Insurance Benefits – So that our employees have more to take home from their paycheck, URM pays 100% of the insurance premium for the employee and over 93% for the employee’s dependents!
• 401k Retirement Plan with an amazing Company match up to 9% of your annual salary!
• Subsidized Life Insurance for employees and great rates for the employee’s family.
• Company paid Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Short-Term Disability and Cancer Insurance available.
• Great vacation plan!
• Six Paid Holidays and three Paid Personal Float Holidays.
• Paid Sick Days.
• A Paid Volunteer Service Day! Get paid to volunteer at your favorite local charity/non-profit!
• Fun employee events, such as March Madness Company Brackets and Holiday Breaks with great prizes!
• We also offer an Amazing Employee Discount Program at our Company-owned Grocery Stores!!!!Our Company:

We are proud to be a part of the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest. Since 1921 URM has been a retailer-owned business. URM’s core business is the purchasing, warehousing, and delivery of merchandise inventory to its Member-Owners. The shareholders of URM are all retail grocers who provide groceries to their local communities. URM operates on a cooperative basis, which means that all its net earnings on business done with or for its member-owners through its Patronage Departments are allocated and paid to its Member-Owners in the form of patronage dividends. Over the years, sales volume has grown to over $1 billion and employment to over 2,900 employees at URM and its subsidiaries—Rosauers Supermarkets and Peirone Produce.  

URM Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of Race, Religion, Color, National Origin, Citizenship, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Ancestry, Veteran Status, Genetic Information, or any other classification protected by state or federal law. We are also committed to providing a work environment that is free of all forms of discrimination, regarding recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, compensation, and all other conditions of employment. The selected candidate must be able to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, and drug test, as URM is a drug free workplace (including marijuana).  

Salary : $65,500 - $0