Purchasing - Purchasing Assistant

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.
Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.
Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:
Curious & Creative
Hungry For Food & Results
Entrepreneurial
Forward Thinking & Flexible
Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)
Position Summary: The Purchasing Assistant provides office support to the Purchasing Department with a variety of clerical activities and related tasks. The Purchasing Assistant will be responsible for data entry, creating and generating purchase orders to receipt of inventory and invoice settlement.
What you’ll do:

• Perform data entry, tracking issues with specific vendors and communicating findings to buyers.
• Process order confirmations and invoices.
• Preparation and processing of purchase orders and corresponding documents in accordance with company procedures.
• Maintain complete and updated purchasing records/data and pricing.
• Coordinate with suppliers and locations to ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide effective communication regarding accounts payable issues with vendors and staff.
• Complete various projects thoroughly by assigned deadline

About you:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D required.
• 1+ years of administrative and/or customer service experience required, ideally in a supply chain focused position

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Health insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k), Paid time off, Employee discount, Life insurance