Buyer

The Chefs' Warehouse

Location: Walnut, California, USA

Category: Purchasing

Salary: 60,000 - 80,000 USD / yearly

Full-time

Job Description

The Buyer at The Chefs' Warehouse will be responsible for coordinating inventory replenishment activities with suppliers, sales, logistics, and operations for assigned categories.

Responsibilities

Place purchase orders with vendors utilizing an awareness of seasonal fluctuations, market effects, and other information that require a high attention to detail to avoid spoilage, overstocks, and shortages.
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.
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

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.)
Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under pressure, be comfortable in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.

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
Employee Stock Purchase Plan