Purchasing Specialist

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🏰 Missouri – Remote

🏰 Missouri – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Quirch Foods

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1967

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

💰 Private Equity Round on 2018-12

Food & Beverage • Logistics

Quirch Foods is a food distribution company servicing ethnic and national grocers as well as foodservice distribution customers across the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Quirch operates approximately 500 refrigerated trucks and over 2. 3 million square feet of combined distribution space through 23 facilities in various states. They are the exclusive distributor for several well-known brands and have established a strong presence in the food distribution industry.

📋 Description

• Review requisitions • Confer with vendors regarding product or service information, including price, availability, and delivery schedules • Select products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items • Estimate values according to market price knowledge • Determine procurement methods, such as direct purchase or bid • Prepare purchase orders or bid requests • Review bid proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority • Maintain manual or computerized procurement records, including purchases, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories • Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to identify issues and take corrective action • Approve invoices for payment when applicable • Expedite delivery of goods to users when applicable • Work with leadership and appropriate team members to support organizational sustainability efforts, including waste reduction/optimization, water and energy conservation, and environmentally preferred purchasing practices • Support Quirch Foods' efforts to source environmentally conscious and sustainable food products

🎯 Requirements

• Knowledge of product and service vendor sources • Knowledge of purchasing procedures and practices • Ability to analyze product and service features, prices, and qualities to determine the most cost-effective purchase • Associate's or Bachelor’s degree preferred, or certification/licensing in a program of 18 months to 3 years duration in commercial work including purchasing and inventory management • 3-5 years of purchasing experience in the poultry, beef, seafood, or dairy industry • Proficiency in Microsoft Office • Strong negotiation and communication skills • Good time management and attention to detail • Excellent organization skills • All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Plan, Disability Plan, and Life Insurance Plan • 401K savings Plan • Paid Holidays • Personal Time off • Employee Discounts

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