Buyer Field SSA, (Tracy, Ontario or Fontana, CA)
Buyer Field SSA, (Tracy, Ontario or Fontana, CA)
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Job Description
ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE
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The Field Buyer will manage the replenishment for specified product categories to ensure adequate supply on hand while meeting or exceeding inventory goals. Manage the product forecast and seasonality for assigned vendors. Maintain timely and accurate PO costing and follow up on vendor PO confirmations. Expedite deliveries and product fill-in orders based on unanticipated customer demand. Manage excess slow and dead inventory by executing inventory management process and procedures. Support category management by executing the stocking of sales growth initiative products and items for sales opportunities. Support sales growth by following up on sales questions and requests.This role is segmented as Hybrid meaning that it will be onsite 2 days a month and virtual.
Job Responsibilities
1. Place Purchase Orders for assigned vendors based on weekly product forecasts and seasonality while maintaining targeted service levels and inventory goals.
2. Review daily inventory and costing reports and react proactively to solve potential issues.
3. Expedite delivery of purchase orders based on unanticipated customer demand by working with vendors and logistics partners.
4. Maintain system product forecasting vendor costing and complete purchase order costing confirmations within weekly and monthly guidelines.
5. Perform weekly inventory management activities to identify and manage excessive and obsolete inventory taking required steps to obtain vendor return authorization or product disposition.
6. Working through the Product Sales Support Associate (PSSA) follow up on sales inquiries and requests.
7. Make recommendations to Area Category Operations Managers on discontinuation of slow-moving and duplicate inventory items.
8. Work with Area Replenishment Lead Area VP of Merchandising and Marketing local region and corporate Category Managers to execute the stocking of products for sales growth initiatives and new sales opportunities.
9. Ensure quality of product from vendors meets US Foods quality standards including inspecting incoming loads and approving/denying loads of product and monitoring product for deterioration and expiration limits.
10. Manage inventory of assigned vendors to ensure adequate supply while meeting or exceeding key performance indicators as follows:
Inventory Loss Minimization
Days Inventory on Hand (DIOH)
Customer Order Fill Rates
Excess and Obsolete Inventory Reserve
Managed Cases/Freight Income
Inbound Cases/Pallet
Slow and Dead Inventory
Special Order Response Time
11. Attend weekly and monthly department meetings as required.
12. Become a subject matter expert on the US Foods purchasing system and replenishment processes
Education/Training: Four-year college degree in business operations or supply chain management or equivalent food service industry work experience required.
Related Experience: Minimum 3 years of purchasing experience required; food service purchasing experience highly preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must be able to effectively exercise independent judgment and decision making in executing replenishment and inventory management activities; Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and possess strong organizational skills. Must have good interpersonal skills possessing a high degree of professionalism tact and persistence. Must possess superior analytical skills and communication skills and the ability to solve complex problems in an expeditious fashion. Ability to meet daily weekly and monthly deadlines. Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook required. Must have experience using purchasing forecasting systems.
This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance pre-tax spending accounts retirement benefits paid time off short-term and long-term disability employee stock purchase plan and life insurance. To review available benefits please click here: depends on relevant experience and/or education specific skills function geographic location and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between
$69000 - $95000***EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/SexualOrientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
Employment Type
Full-Time
