Position Summary : The Purchasing Manager will manage a team of Purchase Order Processors.
What you’ll do :
- Manage small team of Purchase Order Processors for the Southwest Region
- Coordinate with PO Processors, Category Managers, Logistics and other departments to ensure seamless operation of purchasing tools.
- Work with Sales leads on branch needs pertaining to inventory flow (in and out)
Work with Buyers to clean and maintain purchasing-specific data
- Work with Buyers, Suppliers and Operations to develop quantity and frequency guidelines for products to minimize handing and operational costs.
- Work with Buyers, Category Management, Operations and Logistics to develop direct sourcing models that are Supplier delivered or utilizing 3rd party Logistics for transferred products with current Hub suppliers
- Lead the ongoing Mitigation of Waste Management issues proactively to minimize losses due to dating limitations.
- Measure and manage daily Cost of Stockouts; work with all members of the Purchasing department to adjust where required to keep Cost of Stockouts within acceptable parameters.
- Collaborate with Category Managers to amend individual goals as deemed necessary while maintaining achievement of overall department inventory level goals.
- Provide backup vacation coverage for Category Managers and assist with workload of fellow team members when absent.
Other projects or tasks assigned by Management as needed.
About you :
- 8+ years buying experience with a focus on Specialty Food Products
- Very strong follow-through, organizational and analytical skills
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited four-year college or university preferred
- Previous food service distribution and / or food importing experience strongly preferred
- Very strong computer skills (JDE, Microsoft Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Must be a team player with a positive attitude
- Excellent verbal / written communication skills and basic technology proficiency (Excel, PPT, etc.)
- Self-starter, professional, goal oriented and able to handle multiple tasks
- Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under pressure, be comfortable in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment
- Flexible with the ability to work well with all departments and levels of staff both internally & externally
- Willingness to travel within the Region
- Professional demeanor during all interactions with vendors, customers and fellow employees via phone or in-person
- Have a drive to advance within the organization
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