Grain merchandising manager vs produce buyer

Differences between grain merchandising manager and produce buyer duties and responsibilities

Grain merchandising manager example responsibilities.

• Purchase and manage apparel, footwear and accessories inventory for successful regional outdoor and lifestyle retailer.
• Administer and monitor contracts relevant to grain origination, customer relations, grain transport and risk management.
• Acquire CDL with Hazmat endorsement for moving trucks and delivering anhydrous ammonia.
• Coordinate and monitor professional look of floor aisles by ensuring organization and cleanliness for easy accessibility of goods.
• Manage the order flow via direct communication, major customers such as Costco, Sam's/Wal-Mart.

Produce buyer example responsibilities.

• Analyze and manage goals for increasing sales, profit margins, turns, fill rate and manage logistics.
• Manage open-to-buy to ensure continual flow of merchandise to stores and warehouses with careful attention to advertise events and promotions.
• Coordinate with transportation department to ensure efficiency in logistics of transporting employees and products using company vehicles.
• Manage open-to-buy to ensure continual flow of merchandise to stores and warehouses with careful attention to advertise events and promotions.
• Track all incoming requests for quote (RFQ) from customers, sales managers, and outside sales representatives.
• Review purchase requisitions and engineering specifications to determine which suppliers to RFQ.
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