Produce Replenishment Manager (Hybrid Role)

US Foods•Washington, DC

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Produce Replenishment coordinates across supply chain, merchandising, and sales to drive strong produce service and inventory results. This role is expected to support both strategic decisions on Produce buying and lane management as well as day-to-day troubleshooting and vendor/partner escalations. For External Interest: Must sit within the West Coast (PST) and or Central Area (CST). The role is segmented as Hybrid meaning the position will be onsite as often as needed. Internal Interest: You must be located near a US Foods location and work hours PST/CST hours. Preference would be located and sit within the West Coast (PST) and or Central (CST) Area. The role is segmented as Hybrid meaning the position will be onsite as often as needed.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years replenishment experience required
Minimum 5 years of experience working in supply chain with produce
Must be extremely organized, analytical and possess highly developed written/oral communication, management, training and interpersonal skills.
Prior experience with planning systems (e.g., Blue Yonder) required
Four-year degree or equivalent experience required

Nice To Haves

Prior supply chain experience in the food distribution industry preferred

Responsibilities

Owns cross-functional produce strategy, working across supply chain and merchandising to achieve produce service level, PO accuracy, Days of Inventory on Hand (DIOH), spoilage and freight KPIs
Own the overall strategy for issue recovery / disruption recovery on produce lanes. Utilizes intimate lane knowledge to support truck loading issues, including stepping in to coordinate with vendors and partners on major disruptions over the weekends and afterhours
Align all relevant merchandising counterparts, including the Regional Category Manager and Sourcing Manager, on key replenishment decisions
Manages KPI performance vs. goals, provide direction to region leadership (RPs, ELT), and take corrective action to ensure performance targets are met
Owns the training curriculum for senior produce buyers and completes “train the trainer” duties with ADRs for new senior buyers
Drives demand best practices and ensures effective safety stock strategies that allow us to prioritize service to the customer
Directs offshore support team in tracking / monitoring critical vendor lanes (i.e., 911 lanes) for the field
Manage vendor and partner performance in collaboration with the Produce category team
Serves as a produce subject matter expert to PRC managers, logistics team, and replenishment in making critical lane decisions and in managing any day-to-day disruptions with produce lanes
Direct replenishment strategy around holiday truck planning and seasonal growing region transitions, and provide coaching to the ADRs and Senior Buyers
Spearhead effort to work with category management and maximize growth and profit opportunities tied to Replenishment.
Align Merchandising, Sales and Revenue Management stakeholders on resolution of vendor and pricing issues.