Commodities Buyer

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We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us. This role helps us impact the food service industry by optimizing market opportunities, margins, sales, and case volumes while ensuring excellent vendor relationships.

Executes strategic vision to maximize market opportunities to increase margin, sales, and case volumes for both internal and external customers. Develops and maintains exceptional knowledge of products, market conditions, vendors and other factors that affect the cost of goods to ensure margin goals are achieved or exceeded. Leverages relationships with suppliers to provide GFS with opportunities for a reduced cost on commodity products.

Collaborates with Category, Imports and Commodities Team to develop customer pricing and commodity purchasing strategies that maximize cost and inventory positions for improved profit.

• Executes strategies related to multiple levels of margin and case movement for assigned categories and markets.
• Sources suppliers and items that meet defined specifications, performance, or functionality.
• Monitors and replenishes the inventory of assigned products and divisions.
• Monitors and analyzes assigned products and markets for cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborates with the commodities manager(s) to evaluate and act on forward buy and hedging opportunities.
• Collaborates with the Divisional Category Team to determine system costs and suggested selling prices.
• Ensures products are transferred from fresh to frozen status to limit product loss.
• Collaborates with the divisional Supply Chain Manager(s) to alleviate inventory issues.
• Continually seek to identify and reduce or eliminate process and system costs.
• Communicates category or product details regarding supply issues, cost changes, food show, truckload sale events, etc., to Category Managers, Specialists and appropriate Sales leadership at GFS Division.
• Counsels and directs vendors toward continuous improvement in performance. Provides input to Category Management team for contracted vendor performance improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor Degree in Logistics, Purchasing or other Business related field required.
• At least five years of previous purchasing/Logistics/replenishment or working knowledge of the supplier community and the food service industry.
• Must have excellent written, verbal, organizational and communication skills as well as problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple diverse projects simultaneously.
• Results‑oriented with strong determination to succeed.
• Positive attitude with a commitment to learning and desire for personal and professional growth.
• Knowledge of Commodity markets, purchasing, and Logistics /replenishment methods.

Be part of an amazing culture where what matters to you matters to us. Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to  and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco‑free. Gordon Food Service is a drug‑free workplace and conducts pre‑employment drug tests.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Purchasing and Supply Chain
• Industries:
  Food and Beverage Services