Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Areyoupassionateabout organic and natural food?

Isrespectforotherssomethingyouvalueaboveall else?

Doyouwanttobe apartofacompanythataimsfor excellence?

Purity life – Grocery Division is Canada’sleadingdistributoroforganic and natural products. At Purity Lifewebelieve  natural health products make a difference in peoples’ lives. Ourvisionistobe Canada’smostvaluednaturalhealthproducts distributor.

Our values are based on providing a safe workplace for our employees and conducting business based on COMMIT – collaboration, operational excellence, mutual respect, making a difference, integrity and transparency.Wealsobelievethatastrongsenseofurgencyiscriticaltoservingourcustomersand achieving excellence. Wehavedevelopedourindustrythroughoutstandinginnovationandacommitment tooperationalexcellence.

Purity has a job opportunity for a full-time Buyer – Grocery Division
working out of our office in Burnaby.

The main mission of a Buyer is to maintain high service levels while keeping just the right amount of inventory on-hand. This is achieved by having a good understanding of replenishment purchasing, along with the principles of inventory control, and having an aptitude to learn our systems and procedures. A major portion of time will be spent working independently with Excel spreadsheets and the ERP computer system, to determine the most appropriate order quantity, then communicating with vendor partners to ensure the stock arrives on time and as expected.

• Maintain optimal inventory levels, based on item type (Dry, Cooler, Frozen), sales, shelf-life, minimum order quantity, cost of freight, and avoid or minimize excess stock
• Create purchase orders in the ERP system
• Achieve high service level fill rates while maintaining appropriate levels of inventory using the resources, tools, and reports available
• Pay special attention to and ensure high fill-rates on Key Brands
• Minimize shortages and maintain accurate out-of-stock reasons in the ERP system
• Identify excess stock and collaborate with Sales and Marketing to help sell the stock before the shelf-life guarantee to customers is reached
• Identify stock that needs to be donated or discarded/destroyed and process accordingly
• Support business growth or decline and any changes in listings (line extensions, new brands, discontinued items)

• Maintain accurate costing (Buyer’s Costing Sheet comprising of item details such as vendor pricing, discounts, landed costs, and exchange rates)
• Ensure Freight costing is accurate and set appropriately, monitor and adjust as required
• Process price changes when applicable (following price change SOP)

• Meet deadlines for various Purchasing input requirements (costing sheets, price changes, Out of Stock ETA reports, suggested sell sheets, monthly specials, new products, monthly sku upload)
• Forecast demand and determine best ordering strategy
• Maintain updated portfolio management notes on how to manage each vendor/brand within your portfolio including any Buyer-specific responsibilities

• Support promotional activities such as: key accounts monthly planners (review to ensure extra stock (if required) is purchased in time and will be on-hand to support the expected increased demand, sell sheets (suggest items suitable for sell sheet promotion in collaboration with vendors/brokers/marketing and determine appropriate date periods for buy-in and ship-out), monthly specials and show specials (ensure files contain complete and accurate promotion details)
• Ensure prompt, clear and positive communication to both internal and external customers, especially if there are problems, as others depend on buyers’ information to support and execute their work (i.e., stock…