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 DescriptionWe 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
- Procure products to ensure established service levels, inventory turns and par levels for product in-stock. Set up and procure special order product requests.
- Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and other related duties as assigned.
- Maintain relationships with associates, vendors and brokers by resolving problems with pricing, products, or delivery to ensure quality service and longevity relationships.
- Procure quantities of product based upon present and future demand, utilizing economic order point (volume discount vs. efficient utilization of warehousing space), promotion of product, and overall conditions.
- Provides product and pricing information to sales force and make recommendations to your category manager regarding pricing structure for product lines based upon volume and margin considerations.
- Provides beneficial solutions to slow moving and aged inventory, minimizes spoiled and obsolete inventory thru proper buying decisions and effective communication to sales associates, inventory control associates, suppliers, brokers and at times, customers.
- Ensure proper pricing through confirmation of all orders, questions uncommunicated price changes and variances to expected pricing.
- Ability to use independent judgement following already established guidelines and procedures.