Buyer, Business

Company Description

Performance Food service, 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 build 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 Food service Distribution at competitive prices.
• Maintain established service levels for product in stock.
• Assist with special order requests.
• Function as a team member within the department and organization, performing any duty assigned to best serve the company.
• Select vendors based on their ability to provide a continuous supply of product, overall service level, responsiveness to the market through product innovation, quality and value of product, relationships with competitors, and their understanding of the marketplace.
• Maintain relationships with vendors by resolving problems with invoicing, product, or delivery to ensure quality service and longevity of relationships.
• Choose product based on application to our market, product performance, alternate sources of supply, and overall reputation of vendor.
• Negotiate prices and quantities ordered based on customer orders, economic order point (volume discount vs. efficient utilization of warehousing space), promotion of product, and overall market conditions.
• Negotiate long‑term contracts based on the same considerations and the need for continuous supply.
• Service distribution centers for emergency situations by obtaining product and delivery on an expedient basis.
• Provide product and pricing information to the sales force and make recommendations regarding pricing structure for product lines based on volume and margin considerations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

for Benefits Information

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• Required Experience:
  
  1 – 2 Years in Purchasing or related area
• Preferred qualifications:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Business, supply chain or related area
• Preferred Experience:
  
  2 – 4 Years in Purchasing or related area within the food service industry

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 review the following: (1) our EEO Policy;

(2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.