Category Specialist

2 weeks ago


Burnaby, Canada Sungiven Foods Full time

**Category Specialist**

Sungiven Foods Canada Inc. is a Specialty Boutique Neighbourhood Market with carefully selected private brand products. We ensure that our products are natural, mínimally processed with less artificial additives.

**The main responsibilities are**:

- Source the best quality products for the chain
- New products and package development for improve sales and profit
- Maintain the overall quality and control the inventory and shrinkage of the product
- Over seek the sales and PL of the category

**Job Duties**:

- Negotiate costs, prices, discounts and credit terms with suppliers
- Enter order details into internal databases
- Update inventory and ensure that stock levels are kept at appropriate levels
- Expect future supply and sales volume and plan next order
- Select and purchase merchandise for resale
- Receive and review quality of incoming product
- Manage supplier base while proactively seeking and developing new suppliers that strategically fit the organization’s requirements
- Be accountable for the integrity of product information, such as packaging and product development Oversee distribution of merchandise to outlets and maintain adequate stock levels
- Work with operations to understand current market trends to determine the quality and type of merchandise to purchase
- Establish and maintain contact with suppliers
- Provide strategic assistance for cross selling and/or cross purchasing product
- Perform other duties as assigned by senior management team

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- College or University graduate
- A minimum of 3 years’ solid hands-on industry experience in buying or selling of a certain category of speciality
- Experience in sourcing product in North American
- Fluent spoken and written English; multilingual is an asset
- Possess good communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Must be comfortable working in an entrepreneurial spirited, fast-paced and changing workplace environment with a desire to make a strong impact on the business
- Attention to detail, ability to prioritize and make judgements, and a sense of urgency is important

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday


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