Replenishment Lead, N Little Rock, ARK (Onsite)

US Foods, Inc.; Argentina; Sur place; ARS 89 454 773 - 134 182 160; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Résumé du poste

US Foods is seeking a Replenishment Leader for the Market in Little Rock, AR. You will run replenishment operations, own logistics, sales, and costing coordination for product orders, and serve as the face of Replenishment to ensure commitments are met.

You will monitor KPIs, coordinate with the Replenishment Service Center, manage Replenishment Assistants, and lead a team to drive continuous improvement. This is an onsite role with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5 years of purchasing work experience.
• Extensive food service knowledge and supply chain experience.
• Proficient with desk­top software (Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• High attention to detail, strong customer orientation, and fact-based decision making.

Responsabilités

• Oversee replenishment duties and KPI monitoring for a Market.
• Coordinate with Area Buyers and Replenishment Assistants.
• Ensure continuity of product supply and manager on demand changes.
• Lead the Replenishment team and drive continuous improvement.
• Interface with Area Directors and cross-functional partners to meet commitments.

Connaissances

Purchasing

Influencing

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Formation

Bachelor's degree in business / supply chain

Outils

Excel

PowerBI

Tableau

Sigma

Description du poste

We’re excited about your interest in pursuing the next step in your career with US Foods! Your continuous growth and development is critical to our success.

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 855-873-2468. 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.

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The role sits in the Replenishment Buying organization and is stationed at the Market level. Run supporting operations for Replenishment activities within a market, owning logistics, sales, and costing coordination for product orders. Act as the face of Replenishment in the market and work with the VP Sales and VP Operations to ensure any immediate need for a product is met.

Ensure the Replenishment function at the Market delivers on commitments, including maintaining continuity of product supply, while meeting key performance service indicators (KPI). Connect the market to the Replenishment Service Center (RSC) through constant communication, update calls, and collaboration with the RSC on demand changes and special projects. Monitor the quality of inbound products and execute replenishment functions according with US Foods policies and procedures. Provide subject matter expertise on the supply chain systems, replenishment policies and procedures.

Additionally, manage Replenishment Assistants who support Replenishment operations in the market.

This role will be onsite 5 days a week (Monday - Friday) at the N Little Rock, Ark US Foods location.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Daily replenishment duties and KPI monitoring:

Work with Area Buyers and Replenishment Assistants to ensure key Replenishment functions are being fulfilled

• Monitors inbound product for quality levels and investigates any product concerns and product returned from customer due to quality concerns.
• Manages and executes at the direction of Category Management, the removal of slow, dead, excess and obsolete inventory.
• Assists and follows up on inventory management concerns including spoilage, alert date product and suspense inventory with Category Management.
• Through Replenishment Assistant, manages the Credit Debit Memo Request process, drop ship billings.
• Tracks key service performance indicators for a Market including the following:
  • Customer Service Level
  • Inventory Loss Minimization
  • Days Inventory on Hand (DIOH)
  • Customer Order Fill Rates
  • Excess and Obsolete Inventory Reserve (shared)
  • Managed Cases/Freight Income
  • Inbound Cases/Pallet
  • Slow and Dead Inventory (Shared)
  • Special Order Response Time, movement to Direct

Market staff coordination:

Drive process consistency and build strong relationships with cross functional partners overseeing the market

• Works directly with the VP Sales and VP Operations to ensure the market delivers on customer commitments. At times, negotiate with and/or strongly influence the VP Sales and VP Operations on alternative, creative means to meet a customer commitment.
• Ensures line of open communication between the cross-functional partners and Replenishment Assistant regarding business updates and Market initiatives along with all demand change information
• Participates in regular market status calls to identify & remedy service issues, spoilage risks, etc.

Area Buyer support & coordination:

Support the Area buying team with routine buying support tasks

• Report Reviews : Own the reviews of certain reports (e.g., Unusual Demand, BIT, Inventory Rebalance Process, ICC/LCR pricing, etc.) and raise issues to buyers/leadership as necessary
• Logistics and Costing tasks : Accept PO blueprints, Manage Monthly Freight Rates (LFRM Portal), check Arrowstream non-compliant orders, and investigate/resolve costing issues (CASIS)
• Provide buying coverage: Fill in buying gaps as needed and cover for temporarily unavailable buyer bandwidth

Team leadership & continuous improvement:

Manage a team of Replenishment Assistants and drive continuous improvement within the team. Specifically providing:

• Subject matter expertise: Assume SME role in supply chain processes and market intelligence to help incorporate local market intelligence to improve efficiency and service
• Continuous improvement: Share current challenges, operational learnings, and opportunities with the Area Replenishment staff to improve standard processes
• Clear communication channels: Ensure smooth coordination and information flow between Replenishment Assistants and Area Buyers
• Culture building: Build a strong culture of customer service orientation, collaboration, performance, and continuous improvement within the team
• Coaching: Provide adequate coaching and process guidance to the team; when needed, work closely with Area Replenishment leadership to develop the required capabilities within the team
• Feedback: Provide regular 1x1 feedback to the team based on cross-functional inputsand individual performance

SUPERVISION :

• Directly reports to an Area Director, Replenishment

RELATIONSHIPS

This role sits within the Replenishment function, and is part of a dedicated Area Replenishment Operations team which must coordinate with Area Buyers and cross-functional personnel

• Area Buyers : The role directly supports Area Buyers to ensure key Replenishment commitments are properly met
• Area Replenishment Leaders and Peers : Interact with the Area Director, Replenishment on a frequent basis. Extensively interact with peers within other Area markets and provide support when needed
• Additional functions to work closely with:
  • Category Management : inventory coordination, including E&O escalation
  • Finance & Operations : inventory targets and service level goals
  • Logistics : OTD issues, product inspections

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Onsite - 100% Onsite (Segment)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years of purchasing work experience required; proven experience of influencing people / management
• Extensive food service knowledge and supply chain experience.
• Proficient with various Desktop software (e.g., Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally and draw linkages to business
• High attention to detail, strong customer orientation, and fact-based decision making

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, or supply chain management, or equivalent food service industry work experience required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Food service purchasing and management experience
• Possess a high degree of diplomacy, tact, tenacity and persistence to deal effectively with other stakeholders
• Proficiency in data analysis & visualization tools (i.e., Excel, Sigma, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)

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: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

LI-RJ1

Grade: 12

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

$60,000 - $90,000

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