Grocery Outlet

Assistant Buyer

Grocery Outlet  •  $30/hr  •  Emeryville, CA (Onsite)  •  7 days ago
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Job Description

About Grocery Outlet:

  • Our Mission: Touching lives for the better
  • Our Vision: Touching lives by being the first choice for bargain-minded consumers in the U.S.
  • Our Values & Behaviors: Achievement, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Family, Fun, Integrity & Service

About the Team:

Our Purchasing team’s mission is to provide bargain-minded customers with the deepest discounts on quality and branded products. In many ways our team is the heart of the organization- building and maintaining vendor relationships and providing solutions for our supplier partners and independent operators. Our buyers are empowered with speed, flexibility, and freedom while their passion and creativity embody the art of closeout buying. Successful members of our team are motivated to exceed annual comp sales, thrive in a collaborative environment, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and be motivated by relationship building.

About the Role:

You will be a part of the World Class Purchasing Team. The focus of this role is to ensure 100% accuracy of the data entered into Grocery Outlet’s systems so the company can leverage data to optimize business decisions. You will enter and monitor all data entered into our systems including but not limited to Item Information, Product Images, Purchase Order Creation and Master Vendor Files. This role reports to a Buyer on the team.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Data Entry for all New Items created at Grocery Outlet.
  • Data Entry for all Purchase Orders created at Grocery Outlet.
  • Data Entry for all new Vendors and/or updates needed to our Master Vendor files.
  • Maintains department files including purchase orders, quotes sheets, supplier lists, and other documents.
  • Ensures that purchase orders are completed in a timely and accurate manner; and monitors the timely arrival of order in all warehouses or reschedules when necessary.
  • Setup suppliers, items, and modules with maximum accuracy and strong attention to detail into our systems.
  • Updates item descriptions, retails and looks up competition to establish elsewhere pricing.
  • Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness; promptly returns vendor and store phone calls.
  • Manages Past Dues and supplier follow-up.
  • As applicable, responsible for the management of flex order guide.

About The Pay:

  • Base Salary: $30 /hr
  • 401(k) Profit Sharing
  • Medical, Dental, Vision & More!
  • Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills and may vary based on location.

About You:

  • Data entry experience.
  • Experience with SAP systems preferred.
  • Proficient in the use of Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook.
  • Ability to prioritize and multitask.
  • Keen to details and highly organized.
  • Strong written & verbal communication skills.
  • Able to effectively and respectfully communicate with all levels of staff and management.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, willing to learn and shows positive attitude towards change.
  • Proven team player, self-motivated, independent thinker.

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Grocery Outlet

About Grocery Outlet

Grocery Outlet Inc. (www.groceryoutlet.com) is the leading extreme value retailer in the United States, serving bargain seeking customers since 1946. Publicly held, Grocery Outlet employs 1000 people across the US. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet has been family oriented for over 75 years and has a rich history of putting customers and employees first.

The Grocery Outlet Bargain Market brand currently includes over 480 + independently operated stores in California, Delaware, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania. With our broad appeal, Grocery Outlets are located in large and small cities and in a variety of neighborhoods. The premise is simple: offer quality brand name products with savings of 40% to 60% below traditional retailers and sell them with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. The product selection consists of frozen foods, refrigerated products, produce, fresh meat, general merchandise, health & beauty, natural and organic foods and beer & wine. Customers know they will find value in every visit as inventory turns continually creating a “treasure hunt” shopping experience. Grocery Outlet’s world class buying team is known for cultivating a culture of collaborative relationships with the over 2,500 supplier partners we deal with.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Emeryville, California
Year Founded
1946
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