Replenishment Buyer

Company Description

Vistar is the nation's leading provider of candy, snacks, beverages, and other convenience and frozen foods. For more than four decades, Vistar has served customers spanning vending and coffee service distributors, theaters, big box retail stores, concessions, and the hospitality industry. Vistar operates more than 20 distribution centers and 11 Merchant's Marts throughout the country.

Our Replenishment Buyers play a key role in maintaining optimal inventory levels at our OpCo's (Operating Companies, distribution centers) and high fill rates to ensure best-in-class service levels to Vistar's customers. Successful Buyers are analytical and detail oriented.

• Purchasing Execution: Place Purchase Orders to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement to drive optimal customer fill rates
• Inventory Management: Analyze and monitor inventory levels to ensure optimal stock levels and are maintained for assigned area(s) of responsibility
• Forecasting: Leverage and build on knowledge of forecasting and inventory management systems
• Risk Mitigation: Identify and mitigate risks in the inventory and purchasing process
• Sales and Supplier Partnership: Work cross functionally with Sales team on customer demand and inventory strategies, while maintaining strong supplier relationships to drive purchasing and supply chain efficiencies
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless coordination of inventory and purchasing activities
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with Vistar (PFG) and SOX policies and procedures
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Our Buyers are able to work from home 1 day/week after onboarding period.

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• 1‑2 years replenishment purchasing experience or planning

• Bachelor's Degree:
  Business, supply chain or related area
• 2‑4 Years purchasing or closely related area within food service industry
• Perishables purchasing highly preferred.

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.