Associate Fresh Buyer (Produce)
Core
Developmental role for Fresh Buyer focused on executing purchase orders, managing inventory levels, and ensuring supply chain flow from suppliers to stores for a pre-defined set of produce items.
Role type
Associate Fresh Buyer (Retail)
Builds
Supply chain flow from suppliers to warehouses into HEB banner stores
Domain
Retail / Grocery / Produce
Required skills
Purchase order execution, Inventory management, Supply chain coordination, Cost negotiation, Markdown management, Shrink control, Product specification adherence, Vendor management
Preferred skills
Category management, Promotional planning, Market pricing analysis, Cross-functional collaboration, Problem-solving, Initiative
Technologies
Microsoft Office, Job-related retail software
Responsibilities
Execute purchase orders for pre-defined items, Manage inventory levels and freshness guarantees, Execute supply chain needs for ad/promo items, Perform markdowns to move shorter dated items, Manage out-of-spec product rejections, Control shrink and supplier service levels, Execute outbound product flow to stores
Seniority
Associate, Entry-level to Mid-level IC