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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in inventory management, demand forecasting, and supplier relationship management within the foodservice purchasing and logistics sectors. Proficient in analyzing economic order quantities and maintaining service levels while driving profitability through effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Inventory ManagementDemand ForecastingSupplier Relationship ManagementAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft Office Proficiency
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Hard Skills
PurchasingLogistics ManagementEconomic Order Quantities AnalysisForecast AccuracyCost ManagementFreight Concepts KnowledgeVendor PricingOrder FulfillmentKPI DeliverySafety Stock Management
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsAttention to DetailInterpersonal SkillsCollaborationProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookPRISME3/AWR
Industry Keywords
Foodservice PurchasingLogistics EnvironmentSupply Chain OpportunitiesFreight ConsolidationThird-Party Logistics
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage inventory levels for assigned items, suppliers, and/or categories across multiple distribution centers
- Maintain service level and spoilage targets
- Deliver forecast accuracy by SKU and/or product family
- Collaborate with Logistics Operations, Produce Category Management, markets, and suppliers on supply chain opportunities
- Deliver KPIs including service level, days inventory on hand, spoilage, and freight income
- Review projected out-of-stock reports daily to support customer order fulfillment
- Analyze economic order quantities, forecasts, lead times, vendor setup, and safety stock to create efficient purchase orders
- Communicate with cross-functional partners about seasonal trends and business events
- Drive profitability through accurate costs and supplier relationships
- Coordinate with logistics on freight consolidation
- Manage third-party logistics loads
- Evaluate inbound volume and purchase history with warehouse operations
- Execute forward-buy opportunities
- Confirm purchase orders and vendor pricing
- Resolve PO, invoice, costing, freight, and inventory discrepancies
- Review cost exception, invoice cost, inventory revaluation, and PO timing reports
- Set up new item cost attributes
- Maintain freight information and rates using network strategy and replenishment data
- Obtain transportation market data to update freight rates
- Own demand forecasting based on forecast, inventory targets, replenishment lead time, and master data settings
- Interpret and report forecast implications of item phase-ins and phase-outs
- Perform responsibilities from a combined home-based and office-based environment, with onsite work 2 days per month
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 4 years of purchasing and/or related work in the procurement or logistics field
- Produce experience preferred
- Prior experience in a large, fast-paced foodservice purchasing and/or logistics environment strongly desired
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Keen attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate with vendors and across cross-functional teams
- Knowledge of freight concepts and vendor pricing preferred
- Ability to manage successful relationships with product and transportation providers/suppliers
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook
- PRISM and E3/AWR experience preferred
- Must reside within one of the three specified areas: Lenexa, Kansas; Grand Island, North Dakota; or Omaha, Nebraska
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual incentive plan bonus
- Health insurance
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance
- Hybrid work arrangement