Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Performance Foodservice, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

Coordinate and identify suppliers of product, negotiate price and quantity terms and establish long-term contracts to ensure adequate supply of high quality products for Foodservice Distribution at competitive prices. Maintain established service levels for product in-stock. Assist with special order requests. May assist with training. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and performs any duty assigned to best serve the company.

• Place PO's for assigned vendors and manage confirmations, deliveries and stock accordingly
• Responsible for ongoing training and development of the assigned categories.
• Conducts regularly scheduled category reviews with suppliers and brokers to determine growth and training opportunities.
• With guidance will negotiate pricing for sales promotions and programs.
• Source new products at the best possible quality and price for both the customer and the company
• Identifies and manages slow moving, obsolete inventory and shrink. Create a plan of action to move inventory
• Interacts with both account managers and vendors, answers their questions in a professional, timely and quality manner
• Consults with company personnel regarding customer requests, product specifications, quality, and other issues as necessary
• Responds to sales and customer service requests and inquiries timely, professionally, and accurately.
• Communicate with sales and customer service on all purchasing related issues that will affect our customers (including, but not limited to, manufacturer shortages, price changes, etc.)
• Work with Purchasing Manager to review reporting for the category sales, growth, and overall gross profit of the assigned categories
• Work with Purchasing Manager to consolidate inventory to minimize number of SKU's stocked in house and identify opportunities to convert products to preferred suppliers
• Work with Purchasing Manager to manage existing marketing programs and negotiate new marketing programs where needed.

High School Diploma or Equivalent

This role is in office with no option for remote work

Be organized, detail oriented and a good multi-tasker

Have excellent computer skills including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office, specifically Excel & Outlook

Have strong written and verbal communication skills

Have a high sense of urgency

Minimum of 1 year Food Procurement/Buying experience

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.