Assistant Buyer
Anchorage, AKFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Assistant Buyer manages clerical purchasing duties from order entry through country clearance, including vendor communication and support for merchandising responsibilities. The role assists merchandisers with confirmations and order entry, verifies pricing and product specifications, expedites orders when demand changes, and provides backup merchandising support as needed.
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Full job description
Company: US0444 DiTomaso, Division of Sysco Seattle, Inc Sales Territory: None Zip Code: 99501 Travel Percentage: 0 COMPENSATION INFORMATION: The pay range provided is not indicative of Sysco’s actual pay range but is merely algorithmic and provided for generalized comparison. Factors that may be used to determine rate of pay include specific skills, work location, work experience and other individualized factors
JOB SUMMARY Manage clerical duties involved with purchasing from order entry to clearance in the country. This includes but is not limited to order entry, confirmations, vendor communication, and supporting all merchandising responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Vendor Communication.
- Compiling product specifications, verifying pricing, following up on scheduled carrier appointments.
- Assisting Merchandisers in duties to include, but not limited to, confirmations and order entry.
- Expedite orders due to changes in demand.
- Act as Merchandiser back-up on an as-needed basis.
QUALIFICATIONS Education
- HSD or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s preferred
Experience
- 2-year purchasing or inventory experience required
Professional Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and excellent organizational and follow up skills required.
- AS400 experience preferred.
- Describe the most important decisions made by this position.
- Most important decisions made fully independently:
- Prioritization of daily tasks
BENEFITS INFORMATION: For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com OVERVIEW: Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.
We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
How this job compares
Set against the 925 open Purchasing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$70–101K/yr313 salary ranges
- US median$24–30/hr127 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 925 open Purchasing jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Robert Half28 open
- Deloitte23 open
- Sysco (this employer)23 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Purchasing postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (640 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 383 of the 925 open Purchasing jobs (41%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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