Purchasing Assistant

2800 SW 42nd Street

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 USA

$25.00 Hourly - $52,000.00 Annually – Full Time

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Weekly pay
• Paid Health Insurance
• Paid Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 10% of products discount
• 401k Match

About Prime Line Distributors

Prime Line Distributors is an importer of selected specialty foods, from artisanal cheeses, fine cured meats, charcuterie, extra virgin olive oils, aged vinegars, imported pastas, truffles, wild mushrooms, San Marzano tomatoes, imported rice, imported flours, ancient grains, Italian espresso, and many more other specialty products. We deliver daily with our own fleet of refrigerated trucks with our divisions located in New York City, South & Central Florida, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. We also ship across the country and export to the Caribbean and Latin America.

Mission

To provide our customers with the finest Italian food and beverage products with excellence in service.

Values

• Supportive
• Accessibility
• Family Oriented
• Inclusion and Diversity
• Lead from where you are

Position Summary

The Purchasing Assistant will assist in the procurement process of monitoring, researching, tracking, and maintaining purchasing records.

What you will do:

• Prepares and processes requisitions for supplies, documents competitive bidding, enters purchase orders, and sends to vendors.
• Follows up on back orders, expedites delivery of orders, and makes special arrangements for delivery; communicates to the department the expected delivery date.
• Maintains vendors and pricing to ensure immediate and accurate access to information.
• Interacts with suppliers in case of delay in delivery of supplies, or receipt of damaged or incorrect quantity of goods.
• Provides routine administrative support.
• Run daily reports to clasp and correct faulty or incomplete data.

About you:

• Associate degree preferred
• 2-5 years of prior purchasing experience within the food or beverage industry.
• Strong working knowledge of database systems operation.
• Must be a team player with a positive attitude.
• Excellent verbal, telephone, and written communication skills.
• Self-starter, professional, goal-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks.
• Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under pressure, be comfortable in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.
• Flexibility: ability to work well with all departments and levels of staff both internally & externally.
• Have a drive to advance within the organization.
• Ability to effectively communicate in the English (written, oral) & Spanish language (oral)

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position. Position Description and Expectations may be subject to change as the needs of the organization change.

Prime Line Distributors is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 2% match
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person