Purchasing Specialist

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Company Description With approximately 100,000 planted acres in California's San Joaquin Valley, Wonderful Orchards is the world's largest grower of almonds, pistachios and pomegranates. Wonderful Orchards is a part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world through its iconic consumer brands which include Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora, and JUSTIN Wine. Job Description: Summary of Position: Reporting to the Purchasing and Inventory Manager, the Purchasing Specialist executes the procurement process to maintain optimal inventory levels, control costs, and ensure high quality standards and timely deliveries. This role handles day-to-day purchasing requests, ensuring the material and services are available to support operations without disruption while driving value and cost savings. Responsibilities include forecasting seasonal demands, evaluating inventory needs, and efficiently responding to supplier and customer inquiries. The Specialist also proactively addresses procurement issues such as order delays, shortages, and changes to support effective a...