Salary
💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per year
About the role
- Maintain demand forecasts, item attributes, and ship point attributes in Blue Ridge supply chain planning platform and ERP.
- Collaborate frequently with Marketing team and suppliers to remain aware of pricing of pricing patterns and promotions, including monthly meetings to review forecast accuracy and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop strong relationships with supplier customer service contacts and local market managers.
- Review buying multiples, ship point brackets, order cycles, and lead times on a regular basis.
- Ensure vendor information is up to date in ERP.
- Issue and track purchase orders. Address shipping and receiving irregularities.
- Review, approve, and issue purchase orders on a timely basis.
- Check supplier confirmations to ensure accurate quantities and pricing. Adjust purchase orders as necessary.
- Track orders, maintain accurate ETAs, and proactively work to resolve issues caused by shipping delays.
- Coordinate with Receiving and take corrective action when defective or incorrect goods are received. File claims with suppliers, shippers, and insurance.
- Achieve forecast accuracy, service level, and inventory turn targets.
- Review KPIs regularly. Identify root cause of deficiencies and put in place action plans to rectify. Collaborate with department leadership and colleagues in Marketing as appropriate.
- Research and identify issues with vendors. Negotiate to achieve desired results for quality, price, and timetables.
- Manage inventory in ERP.
- Perform inventory adjustments, manage reserves of allocated items, and adjust combo inventory.
- Collaborate with Operations team to resolve inventory discrepancies between ERP and WMS.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree, Supply Chain preferred
- Preferred 2+ years purchasing experience/internships
- Prior experience in beverage alcohol and/or wholesale
- Experience with Blue Ridge or similar purchasing tool
- Comfort with MS Excel
- Analytical mindset
- Procurement/shipping knowledge