Assistant Buyer

Assistant Buyer

Location: Emeryville 94608; Hybrid 3 days onsite

Duration: 3-6 months with potential to extend depending on performance/continued need

What We Offer: Hunter Hamilton offers comprehensive benefits packages (medical, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, 401k, etc.). We strive to deliver genuine support throughout the duration of the recruiting process, the length of the assignment, and your ongoing career.

About Our Organization: Come and support our long-standing partner in the food / grocery industry. This company has been in business for over 75 years. They promote a positive and fun culture and strive to give back to local communities.

About the Role: The primary responsibility of a Buyer’s Assistant is to provide the support required to purchase product with a focus on accurate and efficient data entry, on-time inbound logistics, and superior customer service. This role aids the buying team and ensures accuracy in the ordering process while facilitating communications between vendors and corresponding buyers.

Responsibilities Include:

• Create purchase orders; Ensure that purchase orders are completed in a timely and accurate manner

• Ensure that retails and values are properly researched and input in purchase orders

• Verifies product descriptions and update elsewhere prices as needed

• Relentless focus on ensuring all supplier invoices are processed timely with minimal past dues

• Maintains positive working relationships and effective communication with suppliers, internal departments, stores and distribution centers

• Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness; promptly returns vendor and store phone calls, ensures timely follow-up on issues within 24 hours

• Setup suppliers, items, and modules with maximum accuracy and strong attention to detail

• Responds to all store issues and inquiries promptly

• Quickly reacts and processes pinks, yellows, red alerts, price changes and corrective billings

• Ownership of Print & Digital AD Process to include product image proofing, accurate AD File, Delayed Distributions, Purchase Order tracking, and AD images

• Other projects as needed

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills, outgoing, willingness to help others and openness to learn

• Proficient use of Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook

• Detail Oriented and highly organized

• Resourceful and able to research problems and recommend solutions

• Strong written & verbal communication skills

• Ability to prioritize and multitask with broad workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Proven team player, self-motivated, independent-thinker

• Ability to reprioritize tasks and work frequently