OpCo Purchasing Manager

We are Driven to Deliver:

• 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 service and broadline distribution system.
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

Why Join Core-Mark? Our mission is to be the most valued marketer of food, fresh and broadline supply solutions to the convenience retail industry.

Core-Mark emphasizes personal growth and development for all associates. We believe that when you succeed, the company succeeds. We promote internally whenever possible and provide frequent training opportunities in several formats to help you meet your personal and career goals.

Position Details:

• Location: 2311 East 48th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90058

• Work Schedule: This is an onsite role, Monday-Friday, normal business hours

• Subject to change based on business needs

• Travel: N/A

• Compensation: $85k-$95k base salary, depending on experience

• Company Phone & Laptop/Equipment provided

Position Summary: Reporting directly to the OpCo President, you will ensure your OpCo has the right products at the right time to meet customer needs by collaborating closely with a centralized purchasing team to execute purchasing strategies. In addition to this coordination, you will take direct ownership of managing local suppliers for fresh dairy, food items, produce and inventory. By optimizing inventory levels, analyzing demand forecasts, placing frequent purchase orders and working with cross-functional teams, you will drive improvements in fill rates and earned income and reduce aged inventory, playing a key role in the success of our organization.

Responsibilities: Communication:

• Ensure OpCo specific needs (new customers, operational constraints, seasonality, etc.) are addressed.
• Communicate purchasing specific initiatives that would impact operational personnel.
• Establish solid relationships with corporate purchasing team.
• Meet with OpCo president monthly to review and discuss the “traffic report” from previous period.
• Address inventory concerns including aging, overstock, and spoils risk.
• Prepare and communicate customer specific scorecards as needed.
• Track spoils and spoils risk, partner with corporate buyers to reduce spoils risk.
• Monitor late PO reports and provide action steps to corporate purchasing team or OpCo receiving department.

Purchasing:

• Review and maintain forecasting and inventory levels to ensure achievement of targeted fill rate for assigned suppliers.
• Manage all aspects of the inner house and DCIS process between Core-Mark OpCos.
• Act as the buyer of record for all purchasing activity between assigned Core-Mark OpCo and PFG OpCos.
• Monitor and communicate all purchasing aspects of our PFG Food Service programs to OpCo and corporate associates.
• Review and execute Sku Rationalization process every quarter.
• Create RPO returns for regulated suppliers in SAP OpCos.

Income:

• Negotiate with suppliers to develop and execute OpCo specific income opportunities.
• Maintaining promotions and allowance with assigned vendors.
• Track and manage speed to market programs for regulated suppliers.
• Engage and facilitate marketing initiatives with customers such as flyers and ads.
• Assist with OpCo or regional Expo/Trade Shows as needed.
• Manage audit process to ensure all deductions are legitimate.

Miscellaneous:

• Travel when required for position (less than 10%).
• Understand and review OpCo P&L.
• Maintain safe work environment, adhere to safety procedures.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Expert-level proficiency in Excel (must include advanced Pivot Tables) and PowerBI.
• Direct, hands-on experience utilizing AS400 and R6 systems (knowledge of SAP remains highly desired).
• Direct, hands-on experience placing purchase orders with vendors on a weekly basis.
• Experience negotiating merchandising income opportunities as a plus.
• Experience managing short shelf-life products (food, produce, dairy, etc.).
• Ability to analyze multiple forms of data as it relates to the decision-making process.
• Demonstrated professional leadership and negotiation abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and solve problems.
• Able to work independently and communicate effectively (written and verbal).
• Proficiency in Excel, other Microsoft Office products, and Windows-based programs.
• Familiarity or working knowledge of DCMS, R6, AS400 and SAP highly desired.
• Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn principles and practices of Purchasing, Sales, and Marketing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or related field is required
• 5+ years of combined buying, inventory management, sales, procurement, or category management experience.
• 2+ years with supplier management, negotiating or vendor management.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office knowledge.