Usda Commodities and Bid Analyst - Wyoming, United States - Gordon Food Service Inc

Gordon Food Service Inc

Verified Company

Wyoming, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Part time

Description

Welcome to Gordon Food Service We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share.

See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry.

There's a seat at our table for you...

This position will be split between two teams, the Commodities and the Bid Analyst Team. You will perform project management duties for bids in assigned territories to produce directives and implement bid proposals.

You will also manage the School Commodity Management Application system by managing USDA commodity items, customer entitlement, and vendor information.

This is a part-time temporary role*You will be expected to work around 24 hours a week*
Essential functions of the role:

Manages the bid process and timelines for assigned bids including but not limited to Preplanning, Bid Arrival and Post Bid Award
Manages and organizes the resources to produce the required bid deliverables and completes bid proposals within customer deadline
Arranges bid initiation meetings, defines the structure of the proposal
Works with vendor/broker community to secure customer sales allowance support
Establishes bid pricing strategies based on analysis, market conditions and/or collaboration with Divisional Sales Team
Reviews and understands legal requirements of bid proposal and identifies key components necessary for contract compliance
Locks in customer pricing and maintains contract
Locks customer pricing on awarded commodity bid items in CMA system and validates the vendor sales agreements.
Supports the pricing for commodity items on commercial bids by providing the Bid Analyst with commodity item information, vendor information, and pricing strategy.
Loads and maintains vendor information in the CMA system and initiates vendor setup in the GFS Product Acquisition system. Resolves failed transactions with the vendor through third party verification systems.
Maintains the CMA system to ensure entitlement balances from third party services are properly loaded and product inventory is properly received and released in the CMA system.
Manages aspects of product inventory including warehouse transfers, monthly storage fees reporting, and force shipment of product.
Provides reporting to GFS Vendor Receivables Department and external vendors for deduction payments.
Interacts with Sales, Procurement, Traffic, Transportation, and other GFS departments and external GFS customers.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Bachelor degree in Business or related field. (preferred)
One to two years previous food service experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Google Platform/Excel experience

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US:
Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug tests all employees.