Region Sr. Buyer, Commodity

US Foods•Reno, NV

11d•$60,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Region Senior Buyer, Commodity utilizes category expertise and vendor specific knowledge to determine procurement and inventory management strategies for multiple warehouse locations across a Region. Acts as a subject matter expert and mentor for the buying function and are an integral member of the team that works on system and process enhancements across functions within the business unit. This role will execute business recovery strategy and will make key decisions as needed to support sales growth, profitability and helping our company become the undisputed best. This role will report to the Region Director, Commodity and work in conjunction with the region/area merchandising team, revenue management team, Region Commodity Procurement Manager and Area Director of Replenishment. For External Interest: Preference to be in Rosemont, IL Anchorage, AK, Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, Spokane, WA, Billings, MT Salt Lake City, UT, San Francisco, CA, Sacramento, CA, Fresno, CA, Reno, NV, Los Angeles, CA, Corona, CA, Phoenix, AZ or Las Vegas, NV. The role is segmented as Hybrid meaning the position will be onsite 2 days a month and virtual. Internal Interest: You must be located near a US Foods location and work PST hours . The role is segmented as Hybrid meaning the position will be onsite 2 days a month and virtual.

Requirements

4+ years of direct inventory management/supply chain experience required.
Possess superior oral and written communication along with strong analytical skills.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with suppliers, sales, field partners and other business contacts via telephone, email, and video conferencing.
An understanding of the commodity landscape.
Must have a complete understanding of logistics and connection in support of an efficient distribution model.
Must be able to respond in high pressure situations to meet daily/weekly timelines with a high sense of urgency.
Exercises independent judgment and decision making in executing replenishment and inventory management activities.
Possesses a high degree of professionalism, tact, and persistence.
Proficiency required in the use of Microsoft Office especially Microsoft Excel and Word, as well as Microsoft Outlook.
Four-year college degree in business, operations, or supply chain management or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Food service industry experience preferred.
Blue Yonder, JDA, SCPO experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Based on the commodity strategy for the assigned areas, drive the core replenishment buying work for key commodity categories and work cross-functionally with region leadership to develop and execute buying strategies that support core KPIs.
Delivers on KPIs for Service Level, Days-Inventory-On-Hand (DIOH), Excess and Obsolete inventory (E&O) F2F, and Spoilage.
Proactively reviews projected out of stock reports daily and makes informed purchasing decisions, including resourcing substitute products where appropriate, to ensure we deliver on customer order fulfillment.
Negotiate refunds and returns to vendor to compensate for losses incurred with spoiled or obsolete inventory.
Monitor GFI and identify opportunities to optimize. Will work closely with region logistics teams to develop strategies that support profitable solutions.
Analyzes economic order quantities, forecasts, lead times, vendor set-up, safety stock, etc., and uses discretion and independent judgment to create efficient purchase orders with our suppliers.
Owns the decision rights on PO execution and timing in alignment with the commodity strategy of the business.
Develop a complete understanding for the market conditions that drive the commodity assigned. Analyze and execute the commodity guidance communicated on the weekly commodity guidance calls.
Monitor and manage TGP per case, ICC, Sales growth (output metrics that are collaboratively owned).
Assists with the daily/weekly Market communication (mailbox, division calls) and effectively communicates on inventory requests and concerns that affect Sales.
Other duties as assigned by manager.