Travel Specialist I - Ontario, CA, United States - GSFoods

Description

Gold Star Foods is the leading food distributor to K-12 schools in the United States. We are a company devoted to providing our customers with incredible customer service.

The National Category Specialist (Frozen), under the direction of the Sourcing Manager, is responsible for achieving Key Performance Indicators related to earnings, category growth, margin, and inventory health.

The position is also responsible for developing and strengthening Category Buyers and supporting overall business operations across the nation.

The Category Specialist will develop an implementation plan for category strategy, customized for multiple regions, and ensure implementation is in alignment with the overall strategy and goals of the Organization.

Frequent business travel is expected in this role.
Research and analyze data and market insights to support demand planning.
Product assortment is in alignment with GS Foods category strategy.
Support bids through analysis, coordinate vendor promotions, and keep sales staff informed of ongoing category strategy and challenges.

Responsible for achieving the budgeted targets and other key performance indicators including but are not limited to margin, sales, monthly budget, unfilled rate, slow moving products, new item development, product quality control, promotion plan and sales achievement, and write offs.

Accountable for the category overall performance of the organization
Overall category inventory control. Meet all inventory and days-on-hand targets.
Analyze financial results, conduct variance analyses by period and take appropriate actions to ensure goals are being met.

Continue to expand the number of products and develop new business opportunities by building relationships with new and existing suppliers.

Cultivate and further develop relationships with existing suppliers and distributors through relationship building and repeated negotiations.
Provide support for category buying team on buying strategy, Vendor support, local sourcing and finding alternative vendors.
Cultivate good relationships with internal departments to support business operations and development.

Support of all CM related inquiries; Must be able to work in a team setting, drive organizational transformations and support change management within the organization.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to generate/analyze data for business needs.
Intermediate level in MS Words and PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
Ability to travel for food shows as needed.
Bachelor's degree in business administration, or a related field.
3 years of experience in procurement or category management in food service or food manufacturing industries.
Professional office environment. Primary office environment is ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist, or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the workday.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Monday- Friday 9am to 5pm (Hybrid)