Cencosud S.A.

Backend Engineer

• Purchase products, negotiating and complying with company-set prices and conducting daily market price quotations;
• Negotiate and execute master agreements with key suppliers;
• Source and evaluate new product and service suppliers;
• Plan and define media and promotional channels - flyers, newspapers, TV, radio and point-of-sale (POS) activities;
• Negotiate promotional offers and promotional investments;
• Monitor orders to ensure delivery within established deadlines;
• Verify product quality and assess the credibility/reliability of the product manufacturer/supplier to be procured;
• Prepare and analyze competitive comparison charts (bid maps) with supplier proposals.

Senior Fresh Produce Buyer

• Execute product purchases, negotiating and meeting company-defined prices and performing daily market price quotations;
• Negotiate and implement general/framework agreements with key suppliers;
• Identify and develop new product and service suppliers;
• Maintain pricing tables reflecting cost variations and the competitiveness of identical items in the operating market;
• Plan and define media channels — flyers, newspapers, TV, radio — and point-of-sale (POS) activities;
• Negotiate promotional offers and promotional investments;
• Monitor orders to ensure delivery within established deadlines;
• Assess the quality and reliability of product manufacturers to be purchased;
• Prepare and analyze supplier comparison charts with proposals.

Senior Grocery Buyer

• Provide support to the Perishables category buyer in issuing COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS.
• Manage, monitor and follow up on orders (regular and promotional).
• Review exceptions and parameters.
• Generate and monitor reports and KPIs and address availability issues for store and distribution center surpluses.
• Participate in meetings with suppliers.
• Monitor price discrepancies.
• Analyze purchase requisitions.

Senior Fresh Produce Buyer

Senior Grocery Buyer

Senior Commercial Analyst – Perishables