The Center of the Plate Buyer is a critical member of the organization focused on eliminating waste up and downstream.  Success in this role is found through the ability to multitask, focus on detail, and precisely execute on prioritizing projects.  Tasked with order fills, purchasing order costs, negotiating with suppliers, researching potential product selections, and taking inventory of current products, the Center of the Plate Buyer is a key contributor to solving protein needs for Shamrock's customers across the enterprise.

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Essential Duties:

\n\nMaintains multi-line product replenishment from vendors and suppliers at competitive market pricing with Poultry, Beef, Pork and other animal proteins).\nManage cost of goods through vendor management, opportunity buys, commodity purchases, and cost of freight\nReview daily inventory and costing reports and react proactively to solve potential issues.\nExpedite delivery of purchase orders based on unanticipated customer demand by working with vendors and logistics partners.\nMaintain system product forecasting, vendor costing and complete purchase order costing confirmations within weekly and monthly guidelines.\nMake recommendations to Branch and Corporate Category Managers on discontinuation of slow-moving and duplicate inventory items.\nManage inventory of assigned vendors to ensure adequate supply while meeting or exceeding key performance indicators as follows:\nInventory Loss Minimization\nDays Inventory on Hand (DIOH)\nCustomer Order Fill Rates\nExcess and Obsolete Inventory Reserve\nSlow and Dead Inventory\nSpecial Order Response Time\nBecome a subject matter expert on the Shamrock Foods Company purchasing system and replenishment processes\nOther duties may be assigned.\n\n

 

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Qualifications:

\n\nBachelor's degree (B. S.) from college or university; or 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.\n\n\nKnowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must be able to effectively exercise independent judgment and decision making in executing replenishment and inventory management activities.\nAbility to work in a fast-paced environment and possess strong organizational skills. Must have good interpersonal skills, possessing a high degree of professionalism, tact, and persistence.\nMust possess superior analytical skills and communication skills, and the ability to solve complex problems in an expeditious fashion. Ability to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.\nProficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook required.\nMust have experience using purchasing forecasting systems.\n\n

Corporate Summary: 

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At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

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Our Mission: At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

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Why work for us?

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Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy.  That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck.  And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)