Buyer

United Restaurant Supplies Inc.
Our employees exhibit a friendly, collaborative, team-oriented focus on serving our customers with urgency and attention to detail. Our culture is built on a set of Cornerstone values we believe make us unique:

- Our customers come first. We’re driven to exceed their expectations by listening, leading, solving problems, and delivering what we promise.
- We encourage productivity and efficiency, and there are rewards for jobs well done. Sometimes it’s a financial incentive, other times an award, always a genuine thank-you.
- The best relationships are founded on honesty, trust, and respect. We say what we will do, and then we do it.
- Personal and professional growth depends on teamwork. By sharing knowledge, skills, ideas, and effort, we benefit our customers, ourselves, and our communities.
- Strong relationships break down barriers and promote innovation and cooperation. By working as an open-minded, responsive team, we achieve excellence.
- Our future depends on the success of each employee. In an atmosphere of dignity and diversity, our appreciation for each other’s talents and contributions keeps us at our best.
- We play fair, but never lose sight of the goal to win. With that in mind, we execute our plans and strategies with focus, commitment, and passion.

We offer our employees very competitive benefits:

- Profit Sharing
- Healthcare Benefits
- Matching Retirement Contribution
- Overtime Compensation Over 40 hours
- Training & Development and Growth Opportunities

We have a wide variety of opportunities to establish yourself in the food industry including sales, sales support, customer service, marketing, administration, finance, operations, technology and inventory management. Come join our team and build your career with us

Position Summary:
Roles and Responsibilities:

- Review inventory on a daily basis and ensure adequate inventory levels are maintained.
- Collect and input all accurate inventory parameters for initial item set-up and maintain appropriate parameters based on demand changes and other influencing factors
- Analyze daily reports to identify critical inventory issues for United and or GFS branches across Canada.
- Proactively provide critical inventory information to the Category team.
- Respond to inquiries with a sense of urgency on: out of stock situations, product orders, the status of purchase orders and current inventory levels.
- Collaborate with United Buyer, DC Buyers and vendors to resolve inbound product issues and bring resolution.
- Responsible for adding SO item customer requests to all outbound purchase orders.
- Facilitate the execution of Drop Ship purchase orders as required.
- Assist in the execution of the outside storage process as required.
- Work with Supervisor/Manager to reduce inventory costs through product liquidation, return to vendors, vendor supported inventory cost write-downs and all other means as directed.
- Review weekly Deadstock reporting and take action as detailed in the process/procedure manual.
- Regularly checks for changes to PO’s through the use of the iTN portal. Ensure appropriate inventory levels are achieved.
- Collaborates with Divisional Category and United team on product conversion requirements and status changes.
- Must have the ability to use technology, written resources, and vendor contacts to find product details, and calculate costing on requested products
- Excellent time management, administration, and organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to build relationships, network, influence and link resources to plan and execute business practices.
- The ability to multi-task and take on new responsibilities with a strong desire to succeed
- Assist other departments
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

- Two years previous food service industry as supply chain analyst/purchasing or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- A working knowledge of foodservice equipment and supplies is a plus.
- Excellent internal and external customer service, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent time management, administration, and organizational skills with great attention to detail.
- The ability to multi-task and take on new responsibilities with a strong desire to succeed.
- Must possess the ability to learn proprietary sales and reporting systems.
- Experience with JDA/E3 purchasing systems an asset
- French language will definitely be an asset.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. United Restaurant Supplies is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or