Category Manager

Core-Mark; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K Employer Matching

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Performance Food Group is seeking a skilled Purchasing Manager to manage customer relations, purchasing and financial management for assigned product categories within our Cincinnati operations. You will coordinate buying, selling, and merchandising with vendors and internal teams to maximize profits and stock availability.

The role emphasizes inventory management, pricing accuracy, and collaboration across departments to optimize service levels and drive efficiencies in a large distribution

Qualifications

• Required Education: High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Business management, marketing or related area
• 7–10 years in Foodservice distribution and purchasing management experience

Responsibilities

• Maintain optimal inventory levels to meet customers' needs.
• Review over-committed, urgent items, buyer's outs, stock adjustments, receiving discrepancies, and sales below cost reports.
• Negotiate buy brackets, inbound freight rates, backhaul dollars, cash discounts, extended terms, and earned income.
• Ensure costing and pricing accuracy, with special attention to changes, discrepancies, and customer audits.
• Process returns to vendors including entering vendor bill backs before merchandise leaves our buildings.
• Assist accounting with invoicing customers for storage and finance charges on excess inventory.
• Communicate issues and solutions to Area Managers, customers, branch multi-Unit account personnel, and receiving and shipping personnel.

Skills

Inventory management

Negotiation

Education

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing or related area

Job description

Company Description

Performance Foodservice, 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 builds 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.

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary

Manage the customer relations, purchasing, and financial management functions related to assigned product category in order to achieve maximum profits and customer satisfaction. Coordinate the buying, selling, and merchandising efforts of the vendor and distributor, resulting in satisfied customers, profitable sales and above average in-stock percentages, inventory turns, and days accounts payable outstanding. Interfaces with customers, vendors, management, warehouse personnel, and the Accounting, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Transportation, Information Services, Inbound Freight Traffic personnel, Vice President, Purchasing and other Purchasing personnel. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and performs any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Position Responsibilities

• Maintain optimal inventory levels to meet customers' needs. Monitor over-committed and urgent items. Increase inventory turns upon reaching full truckloads. Resolve slow moving and dead inventory issues. Consolidate low volume, slow turning items and vendors.
• Review over-committed, urgent items, buyer's outs, stock adjustments, receiving discrepancies, and sales below cost reports. Negotiate buy brackets, inbound freight rates, backhaul dollars, cash discounts, extended terms, and earned income. Ensure costing and pricing accuracy, with special attention to changes, discrepancies, and customer audits.
• Process returns to vendors including entering vendor bill backs before merchandise leaves our buildings. Set up vendor bill backs with Vice President, Purchasing. Review monthly reports. Work with Accounts Payable to ensure that vendor bill backs are promptly billed and deducted.
• Assist accounting with invoicing customers for storage and finance charges on excess inventory.
• Communicate issues and solutions to Area Managers, customers, branch multi-Unit account personnel, and receiving and shipping personnel. Act as key purchasing contact for Multi-Unit Account Managers and Executives. Act as key purchasing department contact for customers.
• Manage product quality issues such as recalls, etc. Monitor product expiration dates and ensure proper disposal of out-of-date products.
• Manage and train buyers assigned for all facilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Benefits

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Qualifications

Required Education: High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience

Required Experience: 3-5 years Foodservice distribution and purchasing experience

Preferred qualifications

Bachelors: Business management, marketing or related area.

7-10 years Foodservice distribution and purchasing management experience.

EEO Statement

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 click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.