Supply Chain - Buyer
Company: Chefs' Warehouse
Location: Union City
Posted on: March 9, 2023
Job Description:
About Us: The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
(http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and
brand building with broadline food service distribution for more
than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline
offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid
approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more
than 2,000 artisan producers of the world's finest ingredients from
over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately
consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000
customers through the most experienced network of over 600
consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid
service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to
both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.
Mission: The mission of The Chefs' Warehouse is to provide the
world's greatest ingredients to the world's best chefs.
Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:
Curious & Creative
Hungry For Food & Results
Entrepreneurial
Forward Thinking & Flexible
Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)
Summary:Coordinates inventory replenishment activities with
suppliers, sales, logistics and operations for assigned
categories.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage and maintain the entire Purchase-to-Pay process,
covering:
- PO Creation
- Vendor Confirmation
- Accurate expected delivery date updates
- Collaboration with Accounts Payable to ensure payment.
- Maintain Purchasing system data to effectively generate
suggested POs.
- Maintain necessary required vendor documents (electronic and
physical), such as W-9's, Indemnities, etc.
- Work closely with:
- Vendors to ensure POs are filled and delivered in a timely
fashion.
- Vendors to manage FDA issues.
- Logistics to minimize freight expenses.
- Sales Managers to manage out-of-stock or over-stock risks.
- Customer Service teams to enable sales order growth.
- Buyers to build upon best-practices.
- Build and maintain vendor relationships to not only support PO
fulfillment, but also negotiate volume discounts and price breaks
wherever possible.
- Manage Fusion system issues that impact Purchasing and
Receiving.
- Maintain BFC dating system to minimize close dated issues and
Expired product impact. QUALIFICATIONS
- Education and/or Experience:
- 5+ years buying experience with a focus on Specialty Food
Products for a multi-unit Distribution Organization.
- Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college or
university preferred.
- Previous food service distribution and/or food importing
experience strongly preferred.
- Commodity product awareness including blanket commitments,
contractual processes, and appropriate market tracking.
- Advanced Excel Skill and additional Computer skills (JDE,
Microsoft Suite - Word and PowerPoint, etc.)
- Competencies and/or Attributes:
- Must be a team player with a positive attitude.
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills and a high level
of analytical capabilities within Excel
- 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.
- Professional demeanor during all interactions with vendors,
customers and fellow employees via phone or in-person.
- Have a drive to advance within the organization. The above job
description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of
theposition. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and
perform any otherrelated duties as assigned by their
supervisor.
Perks &Benefits:
- Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
- Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Life Insurance
- 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
- Employee discounts for travel and events
- 401k The Chefs'Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that
does not discriminate based onactual or perceived race, creed,
color, religion, alienage or national origin,ancestry, citizenship
status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status,veteran
status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or anyother
characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or
locallaws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal
histories,consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Our managementteam is dedicated to this policy with respect to
recruitment, hiring, placement,promotion, transfer, training,
compensation, benefits, employee activities andgeneral treatment
during employment. We are dedicated to building aninclusive and
diverse workforce.
Other details
- Pay Type Salary
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