Procurement Planner & Inventory Optimizer

sysco; New Jersey; On-site; USD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Guest Supply, LLC is seeking a Buyer / Planner to coordinate timely planning and scheduling of receipt and inventory control for amenities products. You will negotiate vendor costs and lead times, releases orders to vendors and expedite to meet in-stock targets.

Responsibilities include monitoring inventory levels across distribution centers, maintaining master data in systems, and working with internal teams to resolve freight, returns, and invoice issues while optimizing supplier

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor degree required.
• Experience: 4 - 8 years of progressive experience with purchasing and material control within the supply chain.
• Experience: 6 - 8 years' experience using demand planning software. Demand Solutions a plus.
• Skills: Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and professional interactive skills are necessary to perform at a high degree of proficiency.
• Skills: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from suppliers, customers, management and inter-department staff.
• Skills: Capable of working with internal staff from other departments in a proactive and constructive manner.
• Skills: A mastery of organizational and project management skills, including the ability to plan, prioritize and execute multiple initiatives/deadlines autonomously and shift priorities as necessary.
• Skills: Able to manage large, complex projects.
• Skills: Uses time effectively.
• Skills: Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Skills: Ability to build working relationships with internal business partners, vendors, and customers.
• Skills: Customer Service - Respond promptly to requests for service and assistance as needed. Follow up as needed.
• Skills: Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Gathers and analyzes information

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute procurement of finished goods from global manufacturers and suppliers based on forecasts in order to maintain industry standard fill rates.
• Recommend forecast adjustments based on changes in selling patterns and/or Corporate Accounts and customer intelligence.
• Maintain purchasing master data including vendor lead times, Minimum Order Requirements (MOQ), pricing, Certificate of Insurance (COI), Hold Harmless Agreements (HHA).
• Replenish inventory by making additional investments in inventory for the Warehouse locations across the country based on weeks of supply, current trends, and history.
• Communicate with suppliers on issues that need actions (expediting inventory, delaying inventory, program changes, etc.)
• Review inventory levels across Distribution Centers to avoid inventory from aging. Identify Warehouses with overstocked items and transfer inventory where appropriate.
• Effectively manage the purchasing process to ensure the supplier is priced competitively, meets negotiated lead times, ensures quality standards and correct invoicing, and provides competitive freight.
• Manage ongoing relationships with suppliers and communicate vendor pricing, lead times, new product releases, discontinued items, new hotel brand standards that impact the supplier, and all other negotiated processes and procedures that support the TM's ability to successfully sell suppliers' products.
• Work with suppliers, internal Accounting Department, and sales and sales management to resolve issues on freight damages, requests for returns, and accounts payable discrepancies, as required for customer satisfaction.
• Expedite purchases orders to insure vendor receipt and delivery is within requested lead times.
• Set up and update item numbers in PeopleSoft to ensure descriptions, costs and lead times are up to date and accurate.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Negotiation

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

Demand Solutions

Job description

Sysco Guest Supply, LLC is seeking a Buyer / Planner to coordinate timely planning and scheduling of receipt and inventory control for amenities products. You will negotiate vendor costs and lead times, releases orders to vendors and expedite to meet in-stock targets.

Responsibilities include monitoring inventory levels across distribution centers, maintaining master data in systems, and working with internal teams to resolve freight, returns, and invoice issues while optimizing supplier