Job Description

Buyers make up a key component of the merchandising function at Bodega Latina Corporation. We are seeking a Candy Buyer to goods for resale in grocery stores and convenience stores. Buyers negotiates the lowest cost for our company, focusing on the highest quality goods and services at the lowest possible cost.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The responsibilities of a Candy Buyer include:

Full departmental P&L responsibilities. Establishing strategies to meet sales expectations. Managing the purchasing functions of the department. Developing and implementing purchasing, pricing,merchandising and promotional strategies. Selecting vendors, assessing vendor capabilities, evaluating vendor performance, and negotiating cost, delivery and payment terms. Maintaining established inventory turns for each product category purchased. Communicating with store level personnel on all new pricing information as well as status of inventory in order to eliminate any slow moving/out of date/overstocked products. Developing store level ordering strategies including management of DSD vendors. Striving continuously to obtain new or improved lines of inventory/products for the company. Developing, implementing and maintaining category Plan-O-Gram at store level. Expediting purchase order vendor Negotiating annual contracts Evaluating promotions. Selection and negotiation of weekly Ad items

Desired Skills and Experience

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Minimum four year degree preferred

Experience:

Have a minimum 5 years of Retail buying experience. Preferred experience in packaged  and bulk candy categories.

Field of Expertise:

Purchasing, Merchandising. Grocery Retail. Strong knowledge of Hispanic food retailing. Business Management.

Skills:

Bilingual (English & Spanish) The ability to develop good relationships with vendors, and maintain communication with other departments within the organization. Strong planning, analytical and time management skills. Strong computer skills

Company Description

The Fiesta team is made up of talented, passionate and committed individuals driven to serve our customers, our communities and our fellow team members with integrity, respect and pride. Our team members have been and always will be the key ingredient to our success.