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/HBC
o 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
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