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Buying Assistant
Restaurant Depot • Whitestone, NY 11357 • Posted 13 days ago
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The Buying Assistant at Restaurant Depot supports Corporate Buyers by assisting with merchandising, selection and development, sales, analysis, and vendor management. This role involves setting up new items and vendors, coordinating purchase order management, collecting weekly store margins, sourcing products from secondary vendors, and serving as a liaison between the buying department and branches and vendors.
Responsibilities
- Sets up new items and vendors in the department.
- Coordinates all aspects of purchase order management, item definition, coding, purchase order entry, revisions, order reconciliations, EDI and drop shipments.
- Collects weekly store margins.
- Sources product from secondary vendors.
- Enters advertisement ads.
- Researches and processes Accounts payable pricing discrepancies.
- Serves as a liaison between the buying department and the branches and vendors.
- Provides administrative support such as phoning, faxing orders to vendors, releasing orders, price changes and creating spreadsheets.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's Degree or
- High School Diploma or GED with at least 2 years experience or
- Any appropriate combination of education and experience.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Commitment to company values and strong customer orientation.
- Computer Literacy
About Restaurant Depot
Restaurant Depot is a wholesale cash and carry foodservice supplier offering quality products at low prices, catering to independent restaurants, caterers, and non-profit organizations. They provide a wide range of products and services with a focus on customer satisfaction and convenience, with no minimum purchase required. Membership is free for those in the foodservice industry, providing exclusive discounts and benefits.
Full Job Description
Department: Buying
FLSA: Non-exempt
Position Summary:
Provides support to Corporate Buyers by assisting them with the process of merchandising, selection and development, sales, analysis and vendor management.
Essential Functions:
+ Sets up new items and vendors in the department.
+ Coordinates all aspects of purchase order management, item definition, coding, purchase order entry, revisions, order reconciliations, EDI and drop shipments.
+ Collects weekly store margins.
+ Sources product from secondary vendors.
+ Enters advertisement ads.
+ Researches and processes Accounts payable pricing discrepancies.
+ Serves as a liaison between the buying department and the branches and vendors.
+ Provides administrative support such as phoning, faxing orders to vendors, releasing orders, price changes and creating spreadsheets.
Other Responsibilities:
+ Performs other work-related duties as required and assigned.
Education, Experience and Skills Required:
+ Bachelor's Degree, OR
+ High School Diploma or GED with at least 2 years experience OR
+ Any appropriate combination of education and experience.
+ Effective oral and written communication skills.
+ Commitment to company values and strong customer orientation.
+ Computer Literacy
Work Environment:
+ Average office environment. Heated in the winter, air-conditioned in the summer. Accessibility to computers, phone, fax, copiers etc. on premises.
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