Overview

Center Store Introductory buying position for W Lee Flowers with emphasis on efficient turn of inventory and expected service levels while honoring our ALI retail brand strategy

Responsibilities

• Drives profitable sales for the ALI enterprise through:o Daily buying at a level that achieves service level goal of 97.5% in grocery, 98% in dairy/frozen and 96% in GM/HBCo Conducting forward buying, if required, to maximize return on investment for respective categories• Responsible for the processing of Direct Shipments and timely submission of billing documents to accounting• Manage booked orders, including special order requests, in flow for timely shipping to customers to hit appropriate ad windows.• Responsible for the disposition of stale, discontinued, seasonal inventory and excess inventory using the Aged Inventory Report and Close Dated report from the warehouse• Collection of excess credits within 60 days of invoice date• Prepares information on product recalls in a timely manner and forwards it to the assistant for processing. Notifies category manager affected.• Prepares billbacks for late deliveries, missed appointments and fines for out-of-stock inventory and any product specific fines• Participates in regular visits to the warehouse, returns area, and retail stores to keep abreast of any problems or opportunities that may pertain to buying• Maintains consistent communication and positive relationships with all customers• Assist in all departmental activities, food shows, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred• Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership and analytical skills• Multi-tasking with strong organizational skills• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications#LI-RS1