Replenishment Manager- US Foods Direct (Hybrid: Onsite and Remote) Rosemont IL

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

Join Our Community of Food People!

BASIC PURPOSE
The Manager, Replenishment oversees all replenishment activities for their assigned staff including POD and division resources. Trains staff to drive consistent processes and procedures; manages performance results against established divisional KPI goals; resolves issues, takes corrective actions and makes decisions as needed; and ensures a clear line of communication among all stakeholders

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages the day-to-day activities of the Replenishment Buyers to achieve KPI goals

• Responsible for managing the entire Next Day Gourmet inventory, stock and fill rate for all four distribution centers.

• Accountable for Buyers’ performance including meeting or exceeding KPI goals

• Serves as a subject matter expert on AWR, PRISM, and ASYS to drive maximum efficiency

• Trains staff on replenishment processes, procedures and tools including PRISM, AWR, and Replenishment Best Practices

• Conducts meetings to review issues and determine resolution strategies. Resolves issues by taking appropriate actions or escalating as needed

• Reviews KPI results vs. goals (minimum weekly) and coaches and directs each buyer as required to maximize performance

• Collaborates with other stakeholders such as vendors, brokers, operations, sales, transportation providers, Category Management, Alliant Logistics, and division staff

• Perform replenishment activities as a backup resource

• Manages personnel (recruitment, hiring, terminations, performance reviews)

• Monitors market conditions and instructs buyers to take action regarding price and purchase decisions.

SUPERVISION

• Replenishment Buyers

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: SVP Replenishment, Director, Replenishment, Replenishment Buyers, Commodity Buyers, Division Replenishment Coordinator, Alliant Logistics, Sales, Category Management, Operations, Customer Service, Finance, FSQA, Phoenix Shared Service Center, Monarch Foods, Human Resources, Next Day Gourmet, Stock Yards, and IT

External: Suppliers, brokers, customers

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training:

• Four year degree or equivalent experience required.

Related Experience:

• Minimum 5 years replenishment experience required.

• Prior foodservice and management experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office especially Microsoft Word and Excel as well as Microsoft Outlook.

• Must be extremely organized, analytical and possess highly developed written/oral communication, management, training and interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit and stand for long periods of time.

• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time.

Universal pay verbiage:

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law.  The expected base rate for this role is between $75,000-$120,000

This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.​

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

***EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***