Produce Replenishment Manager (Hybrid Role)

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE ( Join Our Community of Food People! 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.

ESSENTIAL 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.

SUPERVISION

NA

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Replenishment Operations, Central Planning, Category Management, Field Merchandising External : Suppliers, Consolidators

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Hybrid : This role is partially remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a combined home-based and office-based environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

EDUCATION

Four-year degree or equivalent experience required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Prior supply chain experience in the food distribution industry preferred

PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS

Must be able to perform the following physical activities for described length of time This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus. Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: . Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $85,000 - $145,000 EOE– Race/Color/Religion/Sex/SexualOrientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/* Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status * Puede ver este sitio de empleo y aplicación en español utilizando la configuración de su navegador o teléfono móvil. Haga clic a continuación para obtener más información. Microsoft Edge ( Google Chrome Safari iPhone Androide ( US Foods may collect personal information from you in connection with the application process. US Foods complies with the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, and its policy may be found here ( US Foods, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Know Your Rights ( Pay Transparency policy statement is available here ( US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our US Foods Application Accommodation Line at View phone number on click.appcast.io. You will be prompted to leave a message. Please state the specifics of the assistance needed and your contact information. A member of our HR department will return your call within two business days. #J-18808-Ljbffr US Foods