Assistant Buyer in Food Industry

One of the biggest retailers in Canada is currently looking for an assistant buyer to join their replenishment team ! The position is a 12 months contract with a big possibility of becoming permanent !

In summary, here is what your day would be like : The assistant -buyer would be responsible for ensuring a timely coordination and execution of the main seasonal purchasing activities such as assortment review, placing orders, follow up with vendors on PO confirmation, and monitoring shipping delay.

The Assistant Buyer will be responsible for assisting maintaining and developing the assigned product categories. The person will gather and analyze information for merchandising plans, improve product offerings, prepare various reports and maintain relationships with vendors.

The role ensures that design integrity, product quality, and target price are maintained and that products are developed on schedule and delivered within the allocated timeline.

Advantages

Advantages

12 months contract with big possibility of becoming permanent position

Location Ville Mont-Royal

Salary 70-80k

Benefits offered

Vacation possible too

100 % on site

37.5 hrs a week flexible hours

Responsibilities

• Review seasonal assortments prior to the purchasing for the new season year;
• Review and update master data parameters to ensure data inputs are correct in SAP;
• Place purchasing orders and follow up on vendor production / shipping delays;
• Generate reports to provide visibility for seasonal product flows, inventory, lead times, etc.;
• Review sales and inventory forecasts at article and company levels;
• Create ad-hoc analysis in support of Replenishment business issues
• Participate in the development and testing of the new SAP tools and reports
• Identify new opportunities, such as new items presented by key vendors, sourcing items from other retailers, analyzing the market in identifying retail opportunities, and maximizing trends;
• Maintain and analyze product categories and ensure the correct cost and product performance;
• Visit competing retailers and identify product and retail pricing opportunities;
• Find new suppliers by attending Trade Shows in Asia;
• Identify and propose new product selection by spending time in our stores;
• Understand vendors’ strengths and weaknesses to limit risk;
• Ensure the quality of goods through supervision of approval samples;
• Assist in the completion and tracking of purchase orders;
• Attend buyer meetings, presentations, and travel with the team as needed;

Anticipate and identify potential obstacles and issues from all aspects of development, costing and delivery; andManage the entire product life cycle.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Bilingual but English spoken and written is a must

• Diploma, DEC or AEC in Buying, Supply Chain, or related field;
• Five (5) years of assisting in buying, sourcing, or food import experience in the retail industry;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with a keen attention to detail;
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to handle tight deadlines and competing priorities;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high volume environment;

Summary

If you have a background as an assistant -buyer in the food indsustry and are ready to join a dynamic team , please send us your resume at

[email protected]

[email protected]

514.332.1055

Glad to know you !

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