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Purchasing - Buyer - Las Vegas - Military Veterans

at The Chefs' Warehouse Inc

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: Coordinates inventory replenishment activities with suppliers, sales, logistics and operations for assigned categories.

What you'll do:

  • Place purchase orders with vendors utilizing an awareness of seasonal fluctuations, market effects and other information that require a high attention to detail to avoid spoilage, overstocks, and shortages.
  • Manage and maintain the entire Purchase-to-Pay process, covering:
    • PO Creation
    • Vendor Confirmation
    • Accurate expected delivery date updates
    • Collaboration with Accounts Payable to ensure payment.
  • Maintain Purchasing system data to effectively generate suggested POs.
  • Maintain necessary required vendor documents (electronic and physical), such as W-9's, Indemnities, etc.
  • Work closely with:
    • Vendors to ensure POs are filled and delivered in a timely fashion.
    • Vendors to manage FDA issues.
    • Logistics to minimize freight expenses.
    • Sales Managers to manage out-of-stock or over-stock risks.
    • Customer Service teams to enable sales order growth.
    • Buyers to build upon best-practices.
  • Build and maintain vendor relationships to not only support PO fulfillment, but also negotiate volume discounts and price breaks wherever possible.
  • Manage Fusion system issues that impact Purchasing and Receiving.
  • Maintain BFC dating system to minimize close dated issues and Expired product impact.

About you:
  • 5+ years buying experience with a focus on Specialty Food Products for a multi-unit Distribution Organization.
  • Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college or university preferred.
  • Previous food service distribution and/or food importing experience strongly preferred.
  • Commodity product awareness including blanket commitments, contractual processes, and appropriate market tracking.
  • Advanced Excel Skill and additional Computer skills (JDE, Microsoft Suite - Word and PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under pressure, be comfortable in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.
  • Flexible with the ability to work well with all departments and levels of staff both internally & externally.
  • Professional demeanor during all interactions with vendors, customers and fellow employees via phone or in-person.
  • Have a drive to advance within the organization.
  • Must be a team player with a positive attitude.
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills and a high level of analytical capabilities within Excel
  • Self-starter, professional, goal oriented and able to handle multiple tasks.

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
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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.

Las Vegas, NV

The Chefs' Warehouse Inc

Bring your military training and life experience to the amazing team at Chefs’ Warehouse!

The Chefs' Warehouse is North Americas leading distributor of specialty, protein, and broadline offerings, providing the world’s greatest ingredients to North America’s best chefs for over three decades. From the most dish-dazzling center of the plate proteins to highly sophisticated and luxurious ingredients to integrate across any menu, The Chefs’ Warehouse provides our large base of more than 35,000 customers a world-class variety of products that are 2nd to none.

We are also proud to share that we are Great Place to Work®-Certified™, and live by our values of always being curious and creative, hungry for food and for results, entrepreneurial, flexible and supportive of our peers and our clients. We welcome the men and women of our armed services and their spouses to apply for our careers today. We look forward to learning about your journey and welcome you to take the next leap with a great team!

Employee Benefits:

  • Dental Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plans – 401k
  • Employee Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Maternity Leave
  • Paid Time Off
  • Sick Leave

What Happens After I Apply?

Once you click ‘Apply Now’ on a Chefs’ Warehouse job posting, you will either be re-directed to fill out an application on their career page or be given a confirmation of submission.  If you get redirected, please complete the application on the career page and make sure you have an updated resume uploaded to your RecruitMilitary profile.  Once the Chefs’ Warehouse team reviews your resume and profile, a recruiter will reach out to provide you with more information and to schedule you for an interview.

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