Senior Buyer

About Miller's Mercado

Butchers cut meat in-house every day. Convenience stores with fuel make up part of the business. Still family owned, 33 years on. Store employees are union members, with set wage steps.

We're looking for a Senior Buyer to join our team in Rapid City. We need a buyer who pushes back on price increases with data and keeps the production schedule fed. Remote within the US. We meet in person once or twice a year.

Day to day

• Manage blanket orders and consignment agreements
• Negotiate pricing, lead times and payment terms with suppliers
• Expedite late orders and keep production planning informed
• Review supplier price increase requests against commodity indexes
• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP
• Follow purchasing policy and approval limits

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis
• Organized with dozens of open orders at a time

Compensation and benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• 11 paid holidays
• Professional development budget
• $1,000 home office setup budget
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount

Miller's Mercado is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Miller's Mercado.