Supply Chain - Regional Purchasing Manager

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:
Curious & Creative
Hungry For Food & Results
Entrepreneurial
Forward Thinking & Flexible
Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary: The Purchasing Manager will manage a team of Purchase Order Processors.

What you’ll do:

• Manage small team of Purchase Order Processors for the Southwest Region
• Coordinate with PO Processors, Category Managers, Logistics and other departments to ensure seamless operation of purchasing tools.
• Work with Sales leads on branch needs pertaining to inventory flow (in and out)
• Work with Buyers to clean and maintain purchasing-specific data
• Work with Buyers, Suppliers and Operations to develop quantity and frequency guidelines for products to minimize handing and operational costs.
• Work with Buyers, Category Management, Operations and Logistics to develop direct sourcing models that are Supplier delivered or utilizing 3rd party Logistics for transferred products with current Hub suppliers
• Lead the ongoing Mitigation of Waste Management issues proactively to minimize losses due to dating limitations.
• Measure and manage daily Cost of Stockouts; work with all members of the Purchasing department to adjust where required to keep Cost of Stockouts within acceptable parameters.
• Collaborate with Category Managers to amend individual goals as deemed necessary while maintaining achievement of overall department inventory level goals.
• Provide backup vacation coverage for Category Managers and assist with workload of fellow team members when absent.
• Other projects or tasks assigned by Management as needed.

About you:

• 8 years buying experience with a focus on Specialty Food Products
• Very strong follow-through, organizational and analytical skills
• Bachelor’s degree from accredited four-year college or university preferred
• Previous food service distribution and/or food importing experience strongly preferred
• Very strong computer skills (JDE, Microsoft Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Must be a team player with a positive attitude
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and basic technology proficiency (Excel, PPT, etc.)
• Self-starter, professional, goal oriented and able to handle multiple tasks
• Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under pressure, be comfortable in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment
• Flexible with the ability to work well with all departments and levels of staff both internally & externally
• Willingness to travel within the Region
• Professional demeanor during all interactions with vendors, customers and fellow employees via phone or in-person
• Have a drive to advance within the organization

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

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

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.