Our mission is to make everyday eating extraordinary for our guests. We create a warm, welcoming, memorable experience with exceptional, personal service. We’re looking for a new team member who strives for excellence and brings positive energy, commitment, and a “can-do” attitude to work every day. We value teamwork and celebrate our successes as a team and will value your contribution!

Added Benefits for choosing The Fresh Market Team:

The Fresh Market currently has an opening for a Store Equipment Purchasing Manager in our Store Support Center (099). This position will be responsible for managing the selection and purchasing of equipment for new stores/remodels and special projects. The successful candidate will be a strong team player possessing excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication skills, and adaptable to a fast-paced, challenging environment

• Equipment selections for store equipment, including refrigeration, shelving, and food preparation equipment.
• Receiving and vetting equipment quotes.
• Issue Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders for store equipment.
• Scheduling deliveries for new stores, remodels, special projects and equipment replacements in existing stores.
• Coordinate equipment delivery schedules with store development, operations, and construction teams.
• Maintaining the cut sheet library and Standards (pricing tables).
• Establish and maintain strong vendor relationships to resolve warranty issues, delivery issues, equipment performance issues etc.
• Meeting with vendors about new products for us to consider.
• Meeting with the merchants to determine the proper piece of equipment to meet their needs.
• Provide accurate pricing to the teams for FFE and to Purchasing for purchase orders.
• Monitor supplier performance, resolve issues, and explore opportunities for continuous improvement.

At a minimum, what you’ll need:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum 5 years experience in the supermarket, restaurant, or related retail industry.
• Solicitation of vendor quotes and equipment selection experience.
• Strong proficiency with the MS Office suite is essential.
• Ability to work and communicate at many different levels within our organization (Merchants, Construction, Technicians, and Operators).
• Highly motivated, creative individual, who thinks strategically and possesses strong analytical skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking, communication (written and oral), and organizational skills.
• Leads by example and works to produce high-quality finished products.
• High level critical thinking.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience utilizing a Purchasing system (Coupa, SAP, etc.).
• Familiarity with refrigeration, shelving, and food preparation equipment.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: Consistent with applicable laws, TFM will make reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and team members, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to TFM. This guiding principle applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring and job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, national origin, genetic information, uniformed service, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.

The statements in this job description are provided to describe the general nature and level of work expected in this role. While these statements include the essential functions of the job, they are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. As we work as a team, there may be times team members are needed to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities based on business needs.